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Above left: San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop Jo hn Wester shares the Sig n of Peace with Bishop Edwin Gulick , the Ep iscop al co-chair of the dialogue. To their left is Bishop Tod Brown of Orange, chairman of the U.S. Bishop s ' Committee on Ecumenical and Interrelig ious Affairs. Above rig ht, from left: Ep iscopal Bishops Barry Howe, Christop her Ep ting, and Bishop Gulick.

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Dialogue concludes with a call to witness to Christ 's love

By Patrick Joyce

Archbishop Levada: 'Yes , I believe. I am convinced of it '

three-day meeting of the Anglican Roman Catholic Dialogue in the United A States concluded March 16 with a Mass celebrated by Archbishop William J. Levada, the Catholic co-chair of the group, and attended by three Episcopal bishops who are members of the dialogue.

"It is a joy," Archbishop Levada said to have "our Episcopal brothers and sisters" in the congregation at St. Mary 's Cathedral and to have Episcopal Bishops Edwin Gulick, Christopher Epting, and Barry Howe seated in the sanctuary during the Mass.

In his homily, Archbishop Levada spoke of the lesson of faith given by Martha in the Gospel account of the raising of her brother Lazarus from the dead, a lesson that he said all Christians must share with the world.

"Jesus knew that in this great sign he was preparing the way for his own passion and death , but he also gave us a great lesson of faith - a faith that the Church continues to hear from the lips of Martha every time we celebrate the funeral liturgy; 'I believe, Lord. I believe that you are the life. '" For Archbishop Levada, the Gospel account of Marth a's faith was in sharp contrast to an experience he had several years ago at a dinner. One of SHARING FAITH, page 6

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The Archdiocese 's Office of Worship invites the people of the Archdiocese to gather with Archbishop William J. Levada for the annual Chrism Mass. At the Mass, the archbishop will bless the sacramental oils for baptism, confirmation , ordination and healing to be used in all parishes throughout the year. The Chrism Mass will take p lace Tuesday, March 26 at 5:30 p.m. at St. Mary 's Cathedral, 1111 Gough St., in San Francisco.

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by Tom Burke The welcome mat's out at St. Stephen Parish for new parochial vicar, Father John Schwartz. The Spokane native said he feels "very welcomed" and is very glad to be in the Archdiocese. He 'll first learn his way around the City and then its suburbs , he said....Was happy to check in with Peg Moses, retired administrative assistant to the Priests ' Council of the Archdiocese , and a St. Stephen 's parishioner.

"I' m in fine condition for the condition I' m in," Peg said. It's always a privilege for me to remember that Peg ' s and her colleagues ' hard work of yesterday is a foundation on which

Matthew Scharding (left) was confirmed by his great uncle , Archbishop Francis Hurley, at St. Brendan parish last fall. Matthew 's brother, Francis Mark , a junior at Archbishop Riordan High School and who is named tor Archbishop Hurley and his late brother, Bishop Mark Hurley, was Matthew's sponsor. Archbishop William J. Levada presided at the rite Confirming the 37 members of St. Brendan Elementary's 8th grade class. In addition to Archbishop Hurley, he was joined in celebration of the Mass by St. Brendan pasto r. Father Tom Parenti, and priests including retired St. Brendan pasto r, Msgr.

Edward McTaggart, and Msgr. Bruce Dreier, pastor of San Francisco 's Epiphany Parish. Matthew and Frank's parents are Alanna , a 4th grade aide at St. Brendan 's, and Vern Scharding. Their sister is St. Bren 's 6th grader Jennifer. Dominican Sister Diane Erbacher , principal at St. Brendan's for 37 years, and 8th grade teacher, Dominican Sister Christine Ostrowski, a member of the faculty for 34 years , were among the assembly.

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Penny Power Week at Pacifica 's Good Shepherd Elementary raised more than $2,400 for beneficiaries including the school scholarship program . Catholic Worker House, San Bruno , St. Vincent de Paul Society and a community holiday fund. Assisting in the work were Marguerite Guerrero , and student council members , clockwise from bottom: Audrey Zupancic , Kimberly Claypool , Kendra Nagle and, clockwise from left, Sean Paul-Jacobson , Stephen Giannini , Emile Morales.

Principal is Patricia Volan. Pasto r is Father Piers Lahey.

Making lunches for the poor has become a Friday ritual at Good Shepherd Elementary. Complete mid-day meals are prepared by two classes each week , enclosed in bags they have decorated , and shared over the weekend by way of St. Vincent de Paul Society of South San Francisco. Among the ministers of munch are , from left, first graders , Bobby Douglas , Elijah Boranda-Neynaber , Nicholas Mottola , Beau Eastman. Special thanks to school mom, Jeannine Ratti, who organizes the good work.

we chancery grunts continue today. Peg 's husband , Tim, died 9 years ago this month....Happy anniversary to longtime Holy Namers Connie and Chuck Mertes who were married 48 years ago on March 21 at San Francisco 's Star of the Sea Church. Connie is among the first women lectors at Holy Name and Chuck is a member of the parish Knights who sit vigil in the church every day. Both are dedicated members of Serra Club of Golden Gate. Their adult children are Lisa, Ronald, Julie, Richard and Jeffrey.... Had a chance to chat with CSF columnist and St. Patrick . Seminary professor, Father Milton Walsh. "You've caught me on the street where I live," the former St. Mary's Cathedral pastor said with a smile when I reached him at the seminary. Father Walsh told me about Benedictine Father Godfrey Diekmann, whose obituary appeared in last week's CSF. When encouraged as a seminarian to attend a summer class taught by Father Diekmann at USF, Father Walsh asked, "What is he teaching?" The reply was, "It doesn 't matter. He could be teaching Bee Keeping and you 'd want to be there." Father Walsh said the Fathers of the Church course he took with the late priest "was a wonderful experience." Father Walsh said Father Diekmann, a worldrenowned liturgist who played a major role in Vatican If reforms, was also an influence in the Archdiocese's erecting a modern "20th century cathedral ." He remembered seeing Father Diekmann in the cathedral about six years ago perhaps to take a last look at the church he helped build. Father Walsh will celebrate his 25th anniversary as a priest in 2003.... Welcome aboard at Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame to newest staff member Norel Regnier, parish administrator. Norel, an OLA parishioner for 22 years, brings vast financial and managerial experience, including

banking, to the job. She said she 's "very happy " to have been named to the new post.... Also at OLA, Carole and Roy Nickolai have recently joined the ministry of Reader. The couple, married seven years on May 20, are the parents of 5 year-old Nathaniel. Carole teaches sophomore and junior English at San Francisco 's St. Ignatius College Preparatory....The third Sunday of Lent brought the Young Men 's Institute and Young Ladies Institute together for their annual Mass. Archbishop William J. Levada, later presented with a Golden Jubilee Seminary Burse of . $4,000 from the groups, presided. Father Paul Rossi, pastor, St. Raphael Parish where the Mass was prayed , concelebrated . YXI past Grand President Peggy Anderson presented the check. Dorothy Baciocco of Lagan Institute #52 chaired the day's events. Thanks to Olivia Dalessi, also of #52, for fillin ' us in.. ..Don't miss A Whale of a Sale, the annual fundraiser for the St. Vincent de Paul conference of St. Sebastian Parish, Greenbrae (See Datebook) . The group , now in its seventh year, has 20 active members crossing many age groups. Officers are Beverly Compagno, prez; Kay Spang, veep; Rita Carr, sec; and Kathie Meier, treas. Last year at St. Sebastian's, Vincentians gave more than 2,600 hours of service including ministry to 106 adults, 109 children, and 900 inmates at San Quentin... .Remember, this is an empty space without ya' and it takes but a moment to let us know about a wedding, anniversary, birthday or other special or entertaining event. Just jot down the basics and send to On the Street Where You Live, One Peter Yorke Way, SF 94109; fax it to (415) 614-5633 or e-mail it to tburke@catholic-sf.org. However you get it here, please don 't forget to include a follow-up phone number.

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Vatican official: sex abuse offends God, children

By Catholic News Service PHILADELPHIA (CNS) — The Vatican's top communications official said the real tragedy of clerical sex abuse is not the embarrassment caused to the churc h, but the grave offense against God and children.

Archbishop John P. Foley, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, said he has suggested to Pope John Paul II that the church dedicate three days during Holy Week as a period of prayer and reparation for the "tragic moral flaws " revealed in the lives of some priests.

"Let us face the fact that we are living in sad days for the church," Archbishop Foley told students and faculty at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadel phia March 13.

Archbishop Foley recounted that , when asked once by a cardinal what was the best defense against charges of sexual abuse against the clergy, he replied: "Our best defense is virtue — and, in the absence of virtue , candor.

"Tragically, there has apparentl y been a great absence of virtue," Archbishop Foley said of the recent revelations of sexual abuse by priests.

In some ways, he added , there has perhaps been an "excess of candor," too, as details of cases dating from sev-

eral decades have been made public. This has increased the chance that names would be revealed not onl y of victimizers but also of victims, which could cause the victims and their families humiliation and embarrassment , he said.

"The real tragedy of the present crisis, apart from the undermining of confidence in the church and her clergy which results from such terrible actions and such revelations , is not embarrassment for the church; it is the fact of a grave offense against God and a grave offense against God's children ," Archbishop Foley said.

-"We all recall what Jesus said about those who scandalize his little ones," he added. The Gospel recounts Christ's strong words about one who brings the scandal of sin to a child: that it would better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and be drowned in the sea.

Archbishop Foley said the church needs priests who are pure in thought , word and deed, and who are men of prayer and self-giving service.

"In this time of great tragedy for the church , I have suggested to the highest authority that the three days before Holy Thursday, which is the day on which we recall the institution of the priesthood, be dedicated to reparation and to prayer for the sanctification of priests ," he said.

Jud ge says O'Shea cannot be tried for sex abuse San Francisco Superior Court Judge David Garcia ruled last Thursday that San Francisco County prosecutors may not try Monsigrior Patrick O'Shea on 224 counts of child molestation.

O'Shea was originally charged with felony child abuse in January of 1995. All of the instances of abuse were alleged to have occurred beyond the six-year statute of limitations on prosecuting such cases. However, the State legislature enacted a law in 1994 extending the limitation under certain circumstances.

In 1997, a California State appeal court ruled that the new law could not be applied retroactively.

Prosecutors again brought charges against O'Shea after the legislature further amended the statute. O'Shea has been in San Francisco County Jail on $5 million bond pending a challenge by his attorneys to those charges.

Last Thursday, Judge Garcia ruled that O'Shea could not be tried on the same charges dismissed b y the appeal court. Judge Garcia's ruling pertains only to questions of procedure and limitations and does not address the merits of the charges.

A hearing will be held in criminal court in which it is

expected that charges related to child abuse will be formally dropped. O'Shea remains in jail, pending the hearing, and no date had been scheduled at the time of this report. The San Francisco District Attorney's office has asked Attorney General Bill Lockyer to appeal Judge Garcia's decision. Although O'Shea may be released from charges of child abuse he remains held on bond for $70,000 related to 1996 charges that he embezzled $252,000 from the ArchdiocSse of San Francisco. A healing on embezzlement charges is scheduled for March 26.

O'Shea was placed on Administrative leave of absence in 1994. He remains on inactive status and is precluded from public ministry.

In 1996, the Archdiocese settled with seven men who alleged abuse by O'Shea. Over the past 20 years, the Archdioceses' outside insurers and its self insurance program have paid a total of $5.2 million in settlements, legal fees and counseling to victims of sexual abuse by priests. This amount includes approximately $500,000 attributable to individuals who were molested by O'Shea.

He said the Archdiocese of Philadelphia — his home diocese — has long held a day of prayer for the sanctification of p riests.

But this year, he said, a special time of prayer and sacrifice is needed , a "period of reparation for the tragic mora! flaws which have been revealed in the lives of some of Christ's ministers," and a "period of prayer that those who follow Jesus as his priests might prove as worthy as possible of their — of our — vocation. "

PEDOPHILIA 'SOCIAL PLAGUE '

BERLIN (CNS) — Althoug h pedop hilia has been a problem for thousands of years, it has become a "true social plague" due to the involvement of the Internet and organized crime, a Vatican official told a Berlin conference on the sexual exploitation of-children.

Msgr. Piero Monni, the Vatican's observer to the World Trade Organization, represented the Vatican at the March 16 meeting of the WTO task force working to stop forms of tourism and trade that involve the sexual abuse of children and child pornography.

He is author of the recent book "The Archipelago of Shame: Sexual Tourism and Pedophilia," which looks at the history of pedophilia and possible ways to protect its young victims.

"Every year on our vulnerable planet, a million children are exploited sexually and for pornography," he told the Berlin conference. "They are traded or sold just like slaves," he said.

"The tireless predators of innocent children " are pedophiles who participate in growing numbers in sexual tourism, traveling abroad to prey on the world's poorest children , the monsignor said.

"The data gathered on the diffusion of this phenomena shows that it is in constant increase," he said.

The ease of communication and the anonymity of the Internet and the growing involvement of organized crime rings has led to a surge in the sexual .exploitation of children, he said.

However, "the veil of silence" about pedophilia has lifted, and finally international police cooperation , media coverage and public outrage are leading to a search for real measures to stop the abuse, Msgr. Monni said.

He called for greater efforts at codifying specific norms , sharing scientific information about pedophilia and mobilizing international organizations to protect the young and assist poor families who are taken advantage of by those who want to exploit children.

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Long Island p riest, parishione r hilled by gunman during Mass

LYNBROOK, N.Y. — A Long Island priest and a 73year-old parishioner were killed by a gtinman during morning Mass March 12. A suspect was captured after a sevenhour standoff with police at a nearby home.

A man pulled a rifle from under his trench coat and began shooting, after Father Lawrence M. Penzes, 50, finished the homil y during the 9 a.m. Mass at Our Lady of Peace Church , where he was pastor. Father Penzes and Eileen Tosner, a lifelong parishioner, were killed.

The gunman ran out the door, followed by two men fro m the congregation , one of whom was an off-duty police officer. They managed to wrestle the rifle away from the shooter, but he fled into a nearby house.

Police later stormed the building and arrested Peter Troy, 34. New York daily newspapers said Troy has a history of mental illness. Police offered no motive for the shooting but said reports that Troy had been fired from a custodial job at the parish were incorrect.

Zimbabwean archbishop calls p residential elections 'rigged '

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Archbishop Pius Ncube of Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, said he was saddened but not surprised that President Robert Mugabe was re-elected in voting widely condemned by local and international observers.

Archbishop Ncube said the ruling party ZANU-PF "played around with the numbers to keep themselves on top." The archbishop said that ballot boxes were kept out of sight of election observers so that the ballots "could have been stuffed with votes for the ruling party." The ruling party "used the same dirty tricks and tactics to win the election that they used in their campaign," Archbishop Ncube said, citing intimidation and violence.

Mugabe clinched victory over Movement for . Democratic Change leader Morgan Tsvangirai March 13 in Zimbabwe's bitterly contested election.

Charismaticrenewal movement has much to offer church, pope says

VATICANCITY — The charismatic renewal movement has much to offer as the church intensifies its missionary outreach in the world, Pope John Paul II said. At the same time, followers of the movement should avoid making the faith a "merely emotional experience," the pope said.

The pope made the comments March 14 when meeting with members of the Italian organization "Renewal in the Hol y Spirit." He called the organization a modern gift to the church, saying it had brou ght a new focus to the living encounter with Christ, personal and community prayer, reading of Scripture and the rediscovery of the sacraments.

The pope said its members had shown love for the church and loyalty to its teachings, along with an appreciation for solid permanent formation in their spiritual lives.

The pope praised the organization in particular for its support for new church structures in Moldavia and for programs to provide spiritual assistance in Marian sanctuaries and to promote eucharistic adoration.

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Top Vatican ecumenist rejects Russian Orthodox criticisms

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican 's top ecumenist, Cardinal Walter Kasper, said tire Russian Orthodox Church has led ecumenical dialogue into a "blind alley " with its objections to Catholic Church activities in a predominantl y Orthodox country. Such territorial claims eventuall y lead to an "ecclesial heresy " that sees church mission confined by cultural and ethnic identities , Cardinal Kasper said.

Cardinal Kasper made the comments in an article in La Civilta Cattolica , an influential Jesuit magazine.

Despite Orthodox objections to the increasing Catholic presence in post-communist Russia , in February Pope John Paul II created four Catholic dioceses in Russian territory. The action was denounced by the Russian Orthodox as evidence of Catholic "proselytism." Cardinal Kasper said the Catholic Church is not try ing to convert Orthodox believers. But he said the Orthodox have widened the definition of proselytism to include any Catholic-sponsored appeal to the many nonbelievers in Russia.

Oregon budge t cuts p ut p ressure on charities, Catholic leader says

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon religious leaders are hoping to stave off what they fear will be deep cuts in state anti-poverty spending.

In a second special session, Oregon lawmakers restored funding to onl y part of the anti-poverty program championed by churches and social organizations. "Unfortunately the poor are going to lose, and because of that, we all ultimatel y lose," Bob Castagna, executive director of the Oregon Catholic Conference, said.

For months, church officials urged legislators not to balance the besieged $12.3 billion bud get on the backs of the poor. During two special sessions, the Legislature reversed cuts proposed for food stamp outreach , welfare-to-work grants and assisted-living center s like those being developed by the Archdiocese of Portland. But lawmakers cut the emergency assistance program, a job development effort and student day-care.

Kenyan church criticizes aid cuts to droug ht-affe cted reg ion

LODWAR, Kenya — Officials in the Kenyan Diocese of Lodwar have criticized the World Food Program for cutting back its food aid to an arid, drought-affected northwestern district.

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U.S. and Mexican bishops urge church unity on border concerns

EL PASO, Texas — Three bishops along the U.S.Mexican border advocated greater church unity in solving problems that straddle the border region .

Bishop Renato Ascencio of Ciudad Juarez , Mexico traveled to El Paso to address a ministries conference sponsored by the El Paso Diocese. Also speaking were Bishop Armando X. Ochoa of El Paso and Bishop Ricardo Ramirez of Las Cruces, N.M., who sent a videotaped message.

Bishop Ascencio said people coming to Juarez from Central America and the interior of Mexico looking to get across the border into the United States are currently too big for his diocese to handle.

The Juarez economy has lost 70,000 jobs in the past year, he said , and fundamentalist denominations are taking advantage of the situation, evangelizing among the poor and offering money, Bishop Ascencio said.

Father John Smyth awarded Notre Dames Laetare Medal for service

NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Father John P. Smyth, a National Basketball Association first-round draft choice turned priest and humanitarian, has been named the 2002 winner of the University of Notre Dame's Laetare Medal for his work with Maryville Academy in the Chicago suburb of Des Piaines, 111.

Father Smyth , a 1957 graduate of Notre Dame, was the St. Louis Hawks first-round selection that year. He spumed the NBA and was ordained in 1962 as a priest of the Chicago Archdiocese. He has worked ever since as a priest, teacher, coach , counselor, administrator , manager and fundraiser at Maryville the largest residential child-care facility ^ in Blinois and, with 18,000 children served annually by its network of facilities , one of the largest in the nation.

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Food rations in Turkana have been reduced by 25 percent and will be cut another 25 percent in Augus t or September.

Food aid — primarily of maize, lentils and beans, and a nutritional mix for children — goes to 247,847 people. An aid official said the rations were reduced because weather and harvest conditions have improved in Turkana and Kenya overall.

Although the drought in Turkan a District occurred three years ago, the area has not full y recovered , official s said.

Father Seamus O'Neill , chancellor of the Lodwar Diocese, said the region needed a longer transition period before the people could start to be self-sufficient.

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S erra Hig h's Tom Brad y: Team p layer with work ethic

By George Devine , Sr. "Every body ' s been very supportive!" say s Tom Brady, Sr., of St. Gregory 's Parish in San Mateo, "It's been unbelievable!" The proud father, who grew up in San Francisco's St. Agnes Parish, is taking stock of the groundswell of admiration for his son Tom, Jr., cast in a Cinderella role as starting quarterback for the New England Patriots , and ultimatel y Most Valuable Player, in this year's Super Bowl XXXVI. Wife Galynn echoes the senior Brady 's sentiments: "I think like everyone else in our family. It feels hard to believe and it feels like a dream. We're excited. We're proud. We're a little overwhelmed by everything. This happened very quickly and I don 't think any of us dreamed it would happen in a year, all the wonderful success that he had and that the whole team had."

That word "team" is important to young Tom Brady, When the Patriots took the field against the St. Louis Rams, they did it as one, in keeping with the philosophy of coach Bill Belichick , rather than single out individual s for pregame introductions. It was that mentality that allowed a smooth transition when Brady took the place of Drew Bledsoe at quarterback , and the same outlook that charac terizes a base of support for Brad y that goes back to his grade school days at St. Gregory 's through his high school years at nearby Junipero Serra and his collegiate tenure at the University of Michigan.

Says his Serra footbal l coach , Tom MacKenzie: "He was always able to keep things in perspective, and fit in both around the school building and around the locker room; he never went out of his way to make himself the center of attention. He was always very conscious that he was just one member of the football team. It's very consistent with the way the Patriots took the field at the Super Bowl; it's very much him. Even though he has played a major role, in high school, college or the pros, he understands that he's onl y as good as the people around him, and he has given credit to his offensive line."

Tom Brady's strong arm helped take the New England Patriots to a 20-17 Super Bowl win on Feb. 3.

"He was an altar boy at St. Gregory 's, and always got along with all the other kids," his mother reminisces, "He was alway s so willing to share whatever he had if he could help any body else; if somebody was missing part of their lunch he was glad to share. He was very involved in the school and very much enjoyed being a part of St. Gregory 's."

"I was principal at St. Gregory 's when Tom was a student there," recalls Lorraine Paul, now assistant principal for academics at Serra, "from when he was in kindergarten.

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By Judith Sudilovsky Catholic News Service BETHLEHEM , West Bank (CNS) — The pews of St. Catherine Churc h — the parish church of Bethlehem adjacent to the Church of the Nativity — were full for both Sunday morning Masses.

That in itself was not strange. What was strange was that the worshippers made it despite an Israeli-imposed curfew, sporadic shooting and tanks rumbling down the city streets March 17.

"They risked their lives to come to Mass ," said Franciscan Father Amjad Sabbara , a Bethlehem parish priest.

"Despite the curfew , they managed to come. Onl y God can hel p us, only he can solve the problem ," he said.

All facets of life in the Palestinian territo ries were uprooted in Marc h during one of the worst rounds of violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Israeli soldiers went house-to-house in search of terrorists. The dead bodies of two suspected Palestinian collaborators were dragged through Nativity Square , while another suspected collaborator was hung in Ramallah' s main square .

"We condemn both the tanks a/id the dragging of the bodies ," Father Sabbara said, "This is the place of Jesus , a place of peace, not a place of death. We have to do our best to do as our founder , St. Francis , preached and see peace in everything. Blood is calling more blood , and instead we must work on forgiveness ," he said.

On a recent visit to the Churc h of Nativity, not one tourist or pil gri m was to be seen. Bethlehem 's life 's blood — the tourists — have stopped coming.

"It is very hard . First it is hard for me as a pastor, because I can ' t get lo every place I want to go, too. A pastor has to give consultation to others; luckil y%until now I have not yet reached despair myself ," Father Sabbara said.

Father Sabbara said the financial and spiritual hel p of overseas supporters have hel ped the community survive.

"We Christian s here need other Christians worldwide to be beside us now," he said.

The parish school has been closed , Father Sabbara said. Once reopened , staff first will have to dedicate themselves to hel ping the students ' emotional and psycholog ical needs.

The school is among the several Catholic institutions that recentl y came under Israeli fire.

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The archbishop replied , "Yes, I believe .

I am convinced of it ." And the man answered, "I wish 1 could believe,',' He told the story today "in the context of this Eucharist in which we gather to pray in an ecumenical setting in the presence of our brothers and sisters of the Anglican communion because it underscore s for me the importance of this ecumenical journey," the archbishop said.

At Bethlehem University, damaged by Israeli-guided Cardwel , an English professor , told Catholic News missiles , the Franciscans are learning to cope with the Service, "The bi ggest problem is not having time to frequent fire. study outside the classroom. Some students Living under fire compare s with "living inside a g spend so many hours on not-so-comfortable drum with someone whacking it as hard as they travel ," he said. can ," said Franciscan Brother Kenneth Cardwell.

At Hol y Family Maternity Hosp ital , damThe brothers maintain that no Palestinian aged by Israeli fire , Dr. Robert Tabash, hosp igunmen have been on their property and that tal director , works to keep things running there was no justification for the Israeli Army smoothl y. firing on the university.

The shifts have been changed so they end University classes have been canM at 4 p.m. instead of 7 p.m., enabling staff celled , jeopardizin g the antici pated to go home during day li ght. All staff and graduation of groups of students. patients are transported to and from Even before the the hosp ital in a hosp ital Israeli incursion , vehicle , under the flag of students from the $i the Order of Malta. OnHebron area were call staff sleep at the hosfaced with dail y pital , Tabash said. obstacles such as "This is crisis mancheck points and agement ," Tabash told roadblocks and often CNS. had to get up in the "Every day we look earl y hours of the I at the schedule and see morning to climb i who is not here , who is over a number of under curfew and who roadblocks , taking can replace them ," he alternative routes said. and numerous taxis At least 20 patients to reach the universiwere at the hospital durty, said the brothers.

'-> ing the latest shootings In addition , some 25 m ot — all hospital rooms percent of the student o faced the direction of body and 35 percent of the staff' are from O the gunfire . Women lay Io on the floor in their Jerusalem and X Q_ rooms , while staff have to cross the l/l Israeli check point worked quickl y to try to find safe p laces for to get to the unithem , Tabash said. versity — someA 120-year-old statue of Mary stands marked by gunfire atop the Next door, the sisters times they can get Holy Family Maternity Hospita l in Bethlehem March 15. A docto r throug h and other at the Holy Famil y at the hospital said Israeli tanks rolled down the street a few Creche already had put times they find yards from the building and began shooting the night before. other ways to get in. all the toddlers and Brother Neil infants on mattresses in Kieffe , vice president for academic affairs , said most the large middle hallway — the childre n have slept there classes end at 4 p.m. because as soon a.s it gets dark the since October as protection from fl y ing bullets. shooting begins and transportation is dangerous.

But ordinary residents are finding more difficult problems.

"The students are very focused. There is a kind of "When we are able to go to the market , the products student attitude that the Israelis are trying to destroy are not fresh , if we are luck y to find what we are looktheir education , and the best response for students is ing for," Tabash said. "Pharmacies have run out of stud ying harder and using their time wisely," Brother many medicines. "

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"What a gift we have to know that Jesus is walking with us and brin g ing us to everlasting life ," Archbishop Levada said.

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heal the man born blind. They were with him at the raising of Lazarus. They heard his preaching. They beheld his The scale of media attention to recent scandals involv- wonders - and one of them still betrayed him. Judas gave ing Catholic priests has reached a level of intensity without him up to imprisonment , brutal suffering, and death . parallel in recent memory. Every day for nearly a month Judas is no tragic character, "destined" to be the betraynow, our Church has been the subject of television, news er. No , he allowed Satan to enter his heart , to poison it with "in-depth" reports and newspaper articles. The question fears and ambitions. Judas acted with full freedom. He posed by the reporters is nearly always the salne: how do chose to cut himself off from the life which the Lord was we respond to these horrible instances of offering him. But that does not mean scandal? In a very real way, it is a quesJesus was wrong in choosing Judas. tion posed to each of us as members of Indeed , we can say that Judas had a real the Church. It is a question that deserves vocation . In betraying the Lord, Judas our careful attention and prayerfu l betrayed himself. He betrayed his dignireflection. How do we respond to scanty as one called by the Lord to be a disda! in the Church, especially when that ciple. It was ultimatel y a matter of scandal involves violence against the choice. most innocent members of our Church?

St. Francis de Sales wrote quite a bit In order to respond to scandal , we on scandal in the Church. He was bishop must have a clear idea of who we are. In in Geneva in the 1500s and 1600s when order to know who we are, we must hav e the Church was rocked by scandal not some sense of where we've been. unlike those we are experiencing today.

The Church is at once divine and St. Francis knew well the power of human. It is divine, for it is, as St. Paul choice. He minced no words about the says, the very Bod y of Christ. It is called sins of a few of his priests, declaring that together by God and led by the Hol y those who gave scandal were guilty of Spirit as it makes a pilgrimage through the spiritual equivalent of murder. By time and history - a pilgrimage that will their terrible example, and by their abuse ultimately lead*' the Church to the fullof the very ones God entrusted to their ness of God's Kingdom. Indeed , at the care, they "kill" the experience of God's very heart of the Church flows the love love and life. and power of the Holy Spirit who, as our But choice does not end there. St. Lord Jesus promised , will be with us Francis de Sales spoke to his people until the end of time. about another kind of choice. He said But the Church is made up of each of that those who took scandal and made it us - and we are certainly not divine! In the excuse for separating themselves this, the Church is very, very human . In from the Church and from the sacraLent especially, we are conscious of ments were in danger of committing the human weakness, frailty and sinfulness. spiritual equivalent of suicide . Why suiFor this reason , we can also say that the cide? Because St. Francis knew well Church - in its human members - is in th at the temptations of our discourageconstant need of conversion , renewal, ment, our anger, and our shock may and spiritual growth. cause us to withdraw from our community of faith, to misScandal and betray al is sadly nothing new. Jesus spent trust our religiou s leaders, and to stop practicing our faith. forty days and nights in intimate prayer and communion There, separated from receiving the Lord's body and with his Father before going and choosing the twelve men blood in the Eucharist, without the support of our brothers who would become his apostles. These apostles saw Jesus and sisters , and without the guidance of God's ministers, Father Steven J. Lop es

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our spiritual lives die. But that death was our choosing.

We have all known peop le who say that they stopped going to Church because of a negative experience with Father X, or because of what Sister Y said/did to them in school. Without belittling the truth of that experience, we must come through prayer and reflection to the realization that the Churc h is much larger than such experiences. God has given us his promise of love. He has given us his Son in the Eucharist we receive. If we choose to cut ourselves off from that , then Satan has truly won. He will enter our hearts and sow the poisonous seeds of anger, bitterness , and discouragement . Sadly, though such feelings seem to be directed outward, in the spiritual sense we are the ones who will suffer. We cannot allow ourselves to be led down that very desolate road.

How do we respond to scandal? We respond by affirming who we are. We are the Body of Christ. Another way of expressing that is to say that we, the weak and very human members of the Church , must reflect the true divine face of the Church. We must reflect the face of Christ in the Church. By our actions and attitudes, we show the power and beauty of Christ shining through human weakness. By our sins and betrayals, we obscure the face of Christ in the Church. And , yes, sometimes we even disfigure it.

Holiness ! Holiness is the only response to scandal, and the only response to the questions the world is now asking.

We must pray for a renewed spirit of holiness among the clergy. We must pray for a recommitment to a life of evangelical poverty, chastity, and obedience among religious women and men. We must pray - and work - for a deeper statement of personal holiness on the part of all baptized men and women in the Church.

Together we will support and edify each other by our example of holy living. Together we will reach out in love and compassion to the victims of abuse and scandal.

Together we will respond in justice and forg iveness to those among us who have caused scandal . Now is the time, as the Hol y Thursday hymn says, when all divisions in the Church must cease for charity and love to prevail. There, God himself will be found. Clergy and laity must stand together in holiness. In holiness we will respond to the world by showing forth the face of Christ. And the world will find it beautiful.

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Churches aim to reform welfare reform Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, known as TANF, left a lot to be desired.

By Patricia Zapor Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — When the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act became law, many of the nation 's church leaders were quick to call the welfare reform bill a huge disappointment.

Today, those religious organizations are steadfastly pushing for repairs to what they consider the mistakes of the 1996 law as it comes up for reauthorization .

Although there was universal agreement in 1996 that the welfare system needed to be changed, Catholic bishops, Lutheran social service agency directors and Jewish assistance program managers were among critics who said the legislation that passed was deeply fl awed.

Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., said at the time that the bill "may meet the needs of politicians, but fails too many poor children. " Even then-President Clinton , who had vetoed earlier versions of the legislation, said the measure still had "serious flaws" but that it would at least make welfare "a second chance, not a way of life. " Five years later, partici pants in a March National Council of Churches meeting applauded as Rep . John Conyers, D-Mich., said signing the 1996 law was one of the worst mistakes Clinton made in office. The session preceded a day of lobbying in Congress.

Fixing the law 's problems could be a struggle, however, Conyers said , because many of his fellow members of Congress look at how many people have left the welfare roils and conclude it was a success. "There is a lot of misguided thinking where, if you hear it often enough , it begins to sound reasonable," Conyers said.

Church social service providers think the evidence pretty clearl y shows the program created by the law,

Washington Letter A background paper on TANF reauthorization prepared by the Department of Social Development and World Peace of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops notes that welfare caseloads had decreased nationwide by more than 50 percent as of last June, employment rates among single mothers had increased and poverty rates for children and families declined. On the other hand, it said, the income of the poorest 20 percent of single mothers fell by 4 percent between 1995 and 1999.

"While the majority of those who leave welfare go into jobs , those jobs don't pay enough to lift families and children out of poverty, " the backgrounder said.

In testimony to Congress last August, Sharon Daly, vice president for social policy at Catholic Charities USA , said requests in the last year for emergency food assistance had increased by 30 percent, with most requests coming from working families. She described typical families who need help as those where a parent works at above minimum wage but makes far less than necessary to cover basic expenses without government assistance.

A resolution calling for poverty reduction to be the focus of TANF reauthorization is circulating among religious organizations and has been endorsed by more than two dozen groups. Signers include the National Council of Churches; Network, a Catholic social justice lobb y; Orthodox, Lutheran, Presbyterian , Mennonite and other Christian churches; and several Jewish organizations. " It notes that seeking justice for those who are vulnerable or living in poverty is central to signers ' religious tradi-

tions, sacred texts and teachings. "We share a conviction , therefore, that TANF reauthorization should focus on poverty reduction , not caseload reduction," it says.

It outlines 10 princip les for TANF aimed at reducing poverty. They include indexing TANF funding to the rate of inflation; expanding availability of benefits to include legal immigrants; eliminating current limits on how long people who are complying with program rules can receive benefits; and recognizing that some people may never be able to work outside the home.

Many of the same ideas are included in the USCCB 's backgrounder on TANF.It repeats principles the U.S. bishops set out in 1996 — that welfare policies should protect human life and dignity; strengthen family life; encourage and reward work; preserve a safety net for the vulnerable; build public/private partnerships to overcome poverty; and invest in human dignity.

In a March 5 statement from Catholic Charities, Daly emphasized the goal of giving states the flexibility to provide assistance to legal immigrants. Under current law, immigrants who have lived in the country less than five years are barred from receiving aid, including TANF, Medicaid and food stamps. Among other goals, she listed poverty reduction, inflation indexing, increased assistance for child care, and removing barriers that keep two-parent families from obtaining aid.

The Rev. Bob Edgar, a Methodist minister who is general secretary of the NCC, said at the organization 's Capitol Hill briefing that the "poverty caucus" supporting improvements in TANF "has offices in every congressional district.

Some have steeples, some are in meeting houses. Some of their leaders wear fancy robes, some are in plain dress. " He j oked that the effort has strength because a search of Jewish, Christian and Muslim sacred texts had found "one sentence we can agree on."

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By Kamille Nixon Sounding somewhat discouraged about developing events in the St. Ignatius Institute controversy but nevertheless committed to their vision of Catholic higher education, SU backers are starting their own college separate from the University of San Francisco.

Campion College, which has reportedly drawn praise from Catholic theologian Cardinal Christoph Schonborn and criticism from the USF administration, is scheduled to open its doors across the street from the Jesuit institution next fall.

As news circulated about the founding of the two-year, integrated Catholic liberal arts college, Campion College founder Jesuit Father Joseph Fessio was transferred — his supporters say exiled - by Jesuit Provincial Thomas Smolich to Duarte, Calif., to serve as hospital chaplain.

Although he said he was surprised by the transfer, Father Fessio said, "I welcome this opportunity to give public witness to obedience to the Society of Jesus. This is a great blessing to me and I believe that God will bless Campion College because of this."

Father Smolich declined to say why he transferred Father Fessio, describing the "missioning" process as confidential.

"I wish Campion College all the best," he said. "I have no problem with the formation of Campion College." He added, "If it's of the Spirit, it will go and if it's not it won't."

Father Smolich said the Jesuits need to honor their current commitment to higher education at the university and, "I as provincial don't want to make any additional cornmitments to the higher education apostolate on behalf of the California province."

Despite the changed mission of Father Fessio, who was to have been Campion 's director and a faculty member, planning and recruiting continue , according to Kim Summerhays, a chemistry professor who formerly

taught at SII and now .plans to teach at Campion.

Professor Summerhays said word had just gotten out of the "mean-spirited" transfer of Father Fessio, scheduled for May 1, but that Campion 's organizers possessed "the intent to go forward." Going forward means picking up the remnants of the former SII, a 25-years-running integrated liberal arts, great books institute, and reorganizing a scoped down version as an independent, two-year college under the same mold.

Organizers expect a first-year student body of about 15 to participate in the program, which offers a single degree: associate of humanities. The college is offering full tuition scholarships using funding sources for combined loan and grant packages from the U.S. Education Finance Corporation, from SII backers and from anonymous donors, according to the college's Web site.

The new college "will be a beautiful enrichment for the vast field of Catholic education," Cardinal Schonbom is quoted as saying in a March 10 story in the National Catholic Register. "It will provide an excellent formation in the best tradition of Christian humanism, Campion College is truly full of promise."

USF leaders didn't sound as impressed. USF spokesman Gary McDonald issued a statement emphasizing that Campion is not yet accredited and that its credits cannot be transferred to USF without such accreditation. Furthermore, Campion "currently lacks the myriad benefits a full University can offer," the statement continues.

Professor Summerhays conceded some of the "downsides to an independent college as opposed to a larger university," Among the upsides, he said: The college can — unlike the SII program — be its "own thing, and not be seen as a foreign body, something that has to be removed."

In January 2001, USF President Jesuit Father Stephen A. Privett fired long-time institute Director John Galten and Assistant Director John Hamlon and announced plans to "integrate" SH "more fully into the university."

The institute's six core faculty members and several stu-

dents and graduates appealed Father Privett's actions, saying the move would essentially strangle the program.

Nonsense, said USF leaders, the reorganization would increase the program 's availability and fiscal opportunity. The revamped SII continues with 107 students this year, down from an average 135 to 150 students in previous years, according to spokesman McDonald.Mr. McDonald said the university experienced a "very difficult time" recruiting incoming freshman for SII because publicity indicated the institute had been dismantled, which it had not. Mr. McDonald said of the freshman who did enter, none has left, and the university did not see a large number of students leave after the firings of Mssrs. Galten and Hamlon.

After the firings, Vatican officials called on Archbishop William J. Levada to facilitate conversation between the two sides.

Letters dated Feb. 11 from the Vatican's Congregation for Education to USF and to a USF professor who protested the reorganization drew opposing interpretations. USF said the Congregation's statement declared definitive support for SII in its current incarnation, while philosophy professor Michael Torre said the letter he received from the Congregation is a request for "all sides to continue the dialogue."

Additionally, Father Fessio said Superior General of the Society of Jesus. Father Peter-Hans Kolvenbach suggested that backers of the original SII start an independent program, which they did in Campion College.

Father Kolvenbach neither objected to nor approved his subsequent transfer Father Fessio said.

Provincial Father Smolich said that any member of the Society of Jesus may have his mission reviewed by the next level of Jesuit leadership, a request Father Fessio said he has made.

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B rady . . . ¦ Continued from page 5 coach him or teach him in a classroom , but he was one of those kids who was always involved in the school. He was always very courteous and very mannerl y, the same as you see on TV; that 's Tom Brad y. You just want to say good things aboul him because he 's a sincerely good person. " The same per spective is shared by Serra chaplain Father Joe Bradley: "Tommy's Tommy. What you see is what you get. He 's been extremel y supportive of Serra, even beyond athletics , and been very good with the kids. He ' s very approachable. If you could describe him in one word, it would be sincere ".

Warm words from alma mater, one would say, but consider the reflections of fellow St. Gregory 's parishioner Joe Vollert, who has coached against Brad y for St. Ignatius Prep of San Francisco: "His strength is his poise and his knowled ge of where to go with the ball. And did he do a great job against the Rams! I was tickled to death to see him perform so well and represent the parish well. And his whole famil y is reall y well spoken of here, too!"

It is precisely fro m his family that Brady got his work ethic, according to his mother: "Whatever he was doing he had a strong work ethic, and I think his work ethic got him where he is, not only in the sports field but academicall y.

Whatever he did he did 110 percent. I didn 't doubt he would be successful but didn 't think it would happen so quickl y."

Rand y Vogel, admissions director at Serra for 33 years, says much the same: "From his days at Serra until now Tom works extremel y hard and I just want you to know that his work ethic in high school is still evident and he is not afraid to work ^H

Tom Brady, sixth from the left in the back row, was a baseball, as well as football, standout at Serra High School.

thought he would excel in," says his mother, "since he played it since he was a little youngster. He played both sports, football and baseball , but started football in high school."

MacKenzie , who coached football at the school from 1979-2000; and as head coach since 1990, sees the conSerra 's longtime basebal l coach nection between Brady 's family and ¦ Pete Jensen agrees: "He played baseschooling as key ingredients in his ball four years here . I coached him as a discipline as a player: "As a person senior on varsity. He was one of our and as a p layer, Tom was always a young man that could make a commitbest players as a catcher, a left-handed ment to himself. He loved to go to hitter, and he was actuall y drafted by the Montrea l Expos. He's one of the practice , is extremel y coachable , very unselfish and certainly has had a pasgreatest kids I ever coached. He was a reall y competitive kid but he kept sion for the game. In regard s to any of things in perspective. He loved prac the most successful athletes , I think il tice and being on the field; he took all goes back to their famil y upbringextra time in the batting cage and ing. His parents are very active in St. wanted to be as good as he could. He Gregory 's Parish and in their children 's lives. So it was a natural extenwas probabl y the best catcher I've ever coached. People are surprised at the sion th at after Tom attended St. success he 's had but knowing how Gregory 's he would attend Junipero Tom Brady hard he works and how seriousl y he Serra so these values would be a contakes things, it doesn 't surprise me; he tinuing part of his education. was going to outwork and out-try any body out there."

Another thing to know about Brady and his developCurrent football coach Patrick Walsh shares that view: ment as an athlete," according to MacKenzie: "Basically "The way I see him, he 's a competitor and when people tell Tom didn ' t surface until his JV year. He 's always had a him he can 't do something he likes that. I think we're com- good strong arm and very accurate in his passing. But in ing from the same place since I'm a short guy, but he 's terms of his footwork and his agility with the lower part of his body, the credit for that goes to Tom Brad y himself. He obviously a better athlete than I am!"

Despite Brady's baseball talent , it was the gridiron had the opportunity to work with trainers and he took game that won out. "Baseball was actually the sport I advantage of the options but he took the initiative b y hav-

ing a jump rope and I asked him to write down his program for me and we implemented it for all our players. He was very meticulous about doing what was needed especially in his third and fourth years in high school so as to become a Division I athlete in senior year.

"I never needed to tell Tom Brady that he needed to work hard or that he needed to work on his footwork. I told that to Tom and his father in his sophomore year and they took care of business. His dad provided opportunities for Tom with athleti c club memberships and summer camps and he was very faithful to that, rather than just going out with his friends and things like that. After his sophomore and junior years of playing baseball for Serra in the spring he would put down his bat , ball and glove and spend the summer getting ready for football. But that was also something that Tom did on his own. He made a tremendous commitment both to himself and to our football program. I never had to ask him to do any of these things. These were personal decisions he made on his own because he wanted the opportunity to play on the next level.

"Especial ly during his senior year, Tom did an excellent job of handling all the notoriety and publicity that was directed his way. I never had to tell him that; and he is one of the athletes where I have told him what he needed to do once and that was it, and I never needed to tell him on the field that you need to do this or that; he was very mature and solid."

Vogel sums it up on behalf of all Brady 's supporters: "I think, throughout this whole season, I was most impressed b y his poise. There were some tough situations throughout the whole season and at the University of Michigan and Tom always handled it with a lot of poise and confidence and class.

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Famed labor priest, Father Peter Yorke, to be remembered Father Peter Yorke, an advocate for San Francisco working people during the early part of the 20th century, will remembered at an annual Mass in his honor, to be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Palm Sunday, March 24, in the All Saints Mausoleum Chapel at Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Colma.

Father Anthony Hannick will celebrate the Mass, which is sponsored by the United Irish Societies of San Francisco. The Pearse & Connell y Fife and Drum Corps will lead the congregation in a procession from All Saints Chapel to Father Yorke's cross-shaped sarcop hagus.

Peter Yorke was born in Gal way, Ireland , on Aug. 14, 1864. He began his preparation for the priesthood at St. Patrick College in Maynooth. He transferred to St. Mary ' s Seminary in Baltimore because he would not remain in Ireland under British rule. He was ordained

by Cardinal James Gibbons in 1887 , and subsequently moved to San Francisco to begin his ministry.

Father Yorke was reportedl y nominated as a candidate for bishop at one point , but turned it down to advocate for the cause of working peop le. "Long before the concept of liberation theology had been formulated , he was a pioneering crusader for the rights of organized labor," a 1997 article in the .Irish Herald newspaper said. "In those days, people often worked 14 hours a day seven days a week. " In 1901, Father Yorke became involved in a San Francisco waterfront strike , pressing for the right of workers to organize in unions. He used Pope Leo XIII' s encyclical , Rerum Novaru m, to exp lain his support for

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into a union of this kind is the natural right of men and the state is bound to protect them. " Father Yorke was editor of The Leader newspaper and championed Irish independence from Eng land. He raised more than $40,000 for the Irish Relief Fund , set up to aid the orp hans , families and dependents of imprisoned partici pants in the Easter Week uprising against British rule. In 1915; British authorities banned his paper from the British mail under emergency wartime legislation.

Father Yorke died at the age of 60 on Palm Sunday, 1925.

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Thank God it 's still voluntary, I think , and we 're not forced to make these donations. Does the church still encourage it? (New York) A. Donating organs and bod y tissue after death will always be voluntary, of course. As I've explained previously, however, the church , and the pope very explicitl y, urge us to respond generousl y to the need for transp lant organs.

Father John Dietzen Perhaps better than any further comment of mine is the following letter I received , also responding to the same colQ. The different dates for Easter each year cause a umn . It comes from a 72-year-old father of eight children , lot of inconvenience and confusion , especially with school who carries it in his wallet: To: Doctors, Hospitals , Emergency Medical Personnel , schedules. Why can 't we celebrate Easter on a specific At a certain moment a doctor will determine that my date, like Christmas and other feasts? (Oklahoma) brain has ceased to function , and for all intents and purA. Easter is determined by the lunar calendar poses my life has stopped. When that happens , don 't call because of its connection with the Jewish Passover, which this my death bed. Call it my "bed of life ," and let my bod y is dated according to lunar cycles. Easter is the first Sunday be taken to hel p others lead fuller lives. after the first full moon of spring.

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HOLYSATURDAY 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Reconciliation (Confessions) 7:30 p.m. Easter Vigil (no afternoon Mass) EASTER SUNDAY Masses: 8:00 a.m., 9:30 sum., 11:30 a.m.

MATER DOLOROSA CHURCH 307 Willow Ave., So. San Francisco Holy Week 2002

WEDNESDAY , March 27 , 2002 7:30 p.m. - Communal Penance Service ~ Sacrament of Reconciliation - Individual Confessions HOLY THURSDAY , March 28, 2002 No 8:00 a.m. Mass - Mo 5:00 p.m. Mass 7:30 p.m. - MASS OF THE LORD'S SUPPER - With Renewal of Commitment to Christian Sen/ice - Visit to Repository until 10:00 p.m.

GOOD FRIDAY, March 29 , 2002 12:00 noon - Stations of the Cross and Biblical Reflections 1:15 p.m. - Solemn Liturgical Service of the Lord's Passion & Death 7:30 p.m. - Stations of the Cross HOLY SATURDAY, March 30, 2002 8:00 p.m. - Easter Vigil Mass

EASTER SUNDAY, March 31, 2002

Masses: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., and 12:00 noon There is NO evening Mass on Easter Sunday.

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Eucalyptus Drive at 23rd Ave., San Francisco

• Give my brain to: Brain and Tissue Bank for Development Disorders, Baltimore. My hope is they can find a way to cure dystonia and Tourette's syndrome, both of which I have.

• Give my blood to the teen-ager who has been pulled from the wreckage of his car so that he mi ght live to see his grandchildren play.

• Give my kidney s to one who depends on a machine to exist from week to week.

• Give my lungs to someone who could not quit smoking soon enough.

• Take my bones , every muscle, fiber and nerve in my body, and find a way to make a crippled child walk.

• Take my cells and let them grow so a speechless child will shout at the crack of a bat and a deaf girl will hear the sound of rain against her window.

• Send what is left of my bod y to be used for study and training of new doctors . If you must bury something, let it be my faults , my weaknesses and all my prejudice against my fellow man.

• Give my sins to the devil. Give my soul to God. If you wish to remember me, do it with a kind word or deed to someone who needs you.

• If you do all I have asked , I will live forever.

(Questions for Father Dietzen may be sent to him at Box 325, Peoria, 1L 61651. This column is copyrighted by Catholic New Service.)

Please note: There will be a 5:30 P.M. eveningLiturgy on Easier Sunday

ANGELS CHURCH

ST. STEPHEN CHURCH

San Francisco, CA 94127

HOLY WEEK

We are privileged to have father Richard J. Bourgeois, OSB to conduct our Holy Week Mission. Our Hol y Week Mission begins with an introduction at all Masses on Palm Sunday and continues Monday -Wednesday after the 6:00 AM and 7:15 AM Masses and during the 8:30 AM and 6:00 PM Masses.

• HOLY THURSDAY:Mass of the Lord's Supper: 7:00 PM GOOD FRIDAY Stations of the Cross 11:30 AM Seven Last Words: 12:00 PM-2:00 PM (Fr. Richard J. Bourgeois, OSB) Liturgy of the Word and the Pre-Sanctified: 2:00 PM (Fr. John Talesfore) HOLY SATURDAY:Easter Vigil - 7.00 PM EASTER SUNDAY:Masses: 7:00 AM , 8:00 AM , 9:15 AM , 11:30 AM

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Holy Thursday

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Holy Saturday 7:30 p.m.

Easter Vigil 7:30 p.m.

Easter Sunday 7:45, 9:00, 11:15 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. Espanol Easter Sunday 10:45 a.m.

EASTER LITURGY

Holy Week in Rome

Despi te nagging knee p roblems, pope to lead full slate of Easter activities Stations of the Cross at Rome 's Colosseum.

• Celebration of the Easter vi g il March 30 in St. Peter ' s Basilica.

• Easter morning Mass in St. Peter's Square March 31 followed by the papal blessing "urbi et orbi " ("to the city and the world.")

By John Thavis Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Despite knee problems , Pope John Paul II planned to preside over a full schedule of Easter events, the Vatican said.

The highli ghts of the pope 's Hol y Week activities will be the traditional Hol y Thursday Mass at which the pope washes the feet of 12 priests , a Good Friday "Way of the Cross," a Hol y Saturday vigil and a papal Mass and blessing Easter morning.

The pope was forced to cancel several activities in l ate February and earl y March because of knee pain caused by arthrosis, a degenerative condition not uncommon in the elderl y.

The pope 's visits to parishes of *the Diocese of Rome were postponed Feb. 24 because of the ailment. On March 9 with a little hel p from his aides and heavy reliance on his cane, the pope resumed meeting Catholic groups as he went to the Vatican audience hall to greet more than 1 ,000 Polish bishops , priests and lay people.

The pope did not make a visit March 10 to a Rome parish which had been scheduled and then postponed when doctors presented rest for the pain in his ri ght knee.

The Vatican, however, said the pope, who will turn 82 in May, would preside at the Easter liturg ical events , some of the most physicall y demanding of the year. The following is the pope 's schedule as released by the Vatican: • Mass March 24 in St. Peter 's Square for Palm Sunday and the local celebration of World Youth Day. • Celebration March 28 of the chrism Mass in the morning in St. Peter 's Basilica.

• Mass of the Lord's Supper in the evening March 28 in the basilica. During the Mass, the pope will wash the feet of 12 priests and a collection will be taken up for the poor and ¦K&

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Tenebrae Morning Prayer livening Mass of the Lord's Supper with ihe Commissioning of All Parish Ministries.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 11:00 p.m.

1:00-2:00 p.m.

2:00-3:00 p.m.

3:00-3:45 p.m.

4:00-4:45 p .m.

7:00 p.m.

6:00 a.m.

8:00 a.m.

11:00-Noon 3:30-5:00 p.m.

Seven last Words Solemn Liturgy and Holy Communion (With dramatization of the Passion by our eighth grade students.)

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Adoration ofthe Blessed Sacrament at 8:30 p.m.

Good Friday March 29 Scriptural Readings and the Stations of die Cross at 12:00 noon. Good Friday Liturgy to follow. The Sacrament of Reconciliation noon until 1:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross 7:00 p.m.

March30 Easter Vi gil Service at 8:00 p.m. with Easter Vigil the Blessing of the Fire, the Li ghti ng of the Pascal Candle, the Blessing of the Easter Water, the Celebration of Baptism , and the Renewal of Baptismal Promises. Eucharistic Celebration follows.

EasterSunday March31 Eucharistic Liturgies are at 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., and 12:00 noon. Liturgy in Spanish at 11:15 a.m. in the Convent Chapel.

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Great Vigil of Easter, 8:00 p.m.

No 4:00 p.m. Liturgy

Easter Sunday, March 31

Liturgies at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

No 6:00 p.m. Liturgy

ST. ANDREW CATHOLIC CHURCH

1571 Southgate Avenue, Daly City, CA94Q 15 • (650) 756-3223

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Re^lar Mass Schedule PASSION (PALM) SUNDAY 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 am (Blessing of palms before each Mass.)

March 24, Sunday

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March 25, Monday 7:00 pm

March 26, Tuesday 5:30 pm

Communal Celebra tion of Penance with

Individual Confession (Sacrament of Reconciliation) CHRISM MASS, St Mary's Cathedral

March 228, Thursday 8:00 pm

HOiy THURSDAY, Mass of theLord's Supper

March 29, Friday

GOOD FRIDAY Office of Readingsand Morning Prayer Individual Sacrament of Reconciliation

9:30-12:00midnight Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

9:00 am 10:00 am-12:0O |im

1:00 pm

3:00 pm

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March 3L Sunday

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Stations of the Cross (in the church), 2:00 p.m.

Liturgy of the Lord's Passion , 7:30 p.m.

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Good Friday, March 29 Stations of the Cross (outdoors), Noon

8:00 pm 9:00 am 10:80 am 8:00 pm

Stations of the Cross (Neighborhood)

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HOLY SATURDAY

Office of Readings and Morning Prayer Rite of Anointing of SC1A Candidates in Ihe Chapel

- EASTER VIGIL MASS Rite of Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharistof Adults

Regular mass Schedule EASTER SUNDAY 8:00, (1:30, 11:00 am & 12:30 pm 9:30 am Children's Mass

Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 7:00 AM, 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM Blessed Palms distributed at all Masses 6:00 AM, 9:00 AM Monday April 9 6:00 AM, 9:00 AM Tuesday April 10 6:00 AM, 9:00 AM Wednesday April 11

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No morning services 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Good Friday Devotions Penance Service will be celebrated during this time.

1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Good Friday Liturgy 7:30 p.m.

Good Friday Evening Service wi th Communion

HOLY SATURDAY, March 30th

There will be no 8:00 a.m. or 5:00 p.m. Mass.

3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Confessions Easter Vigil Mass: blessing of the Easter 7:30 p.m.

Fire; welcomingour new Catholics through Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist.

EASTER SUNDAY, March 31st

There will be no 5:00 p.m. Mass.

Masses: 7 a.m., 8 am, 9:30 am., and 11:30 am. in Church. Additional 9:30 a.m. in Fitzsimon Center

EASTER LITURGY

Fourteen j ournalists to write pope's Good Friday meditations The writers also include Gregory Burke of the U.S.based Fox Television News.

Thavis, who wrote the meditation for the first station, VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Fourteen journalists from 10 Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, said, "We were given countries have been asked to prepare the meditations and a format for the meditation , but we were asked to write it prayers that will be read as Pope John Paul II leads the Way the way we envisioned each scene.

"I think the Vatican 's idea was that journalists would be of the Cross at Rome 's Colosseum on Good Friday. able to communicate that Christ 's passion and death is a , The journalists , who specialize in covering the Vatican include four television correspondents , a radio reporter and reality today and not simply one ofthe past," he said.

"I don 't think they expected us to write about news nine print journalists.

Joaquin Navarro-Valls , Vatican spokesman , told Vatican events. But they hoped we would bring to light a natural Radio that not all 14 journalists are Catholic and "natural- tension between what happened to Jesus and what 's haply many others could have written Ihem , but there are onl y pening in the world now," Thavis said.

Pope John Paul wrote the meditations and prayers for 14 .stations in the 'Via Crucis, ' and so these 14 represent all Good Friday 2000, but generally since 1985 has made it a traof their colleagues. " Only three of the reporters work for Catholic media: dition to look for insp iration beyond the walls of the Vatican.

Althoug h the texts usually are written specifically for Aura Mi guel Vistas of the Portuguese Catholic Radio Renascenca; Sop hie de Ravinel of 1.Media , a French the papal service, in 200 1 the Vatican chose a text written Catholic news agency; and John Thavis , Rome bureau by English Cardinal John Henry Newman, a 19th-century theologian. chief of Catholic News Service.

Past authors have included Orthodox prelates and theoloLuigi Accattoli , a reporter for the Italian daily Corriere delta Sera, said the idea of journalists being asked came as a com- gians, a Protestant nun , a Catholic abbess and an Italian poet.

Navarro-Valls said the choice of reporters was a sign of plete surprise. It was particularly moving, he said , that members of a profession "so-ill treated and g iven so little credit " would the esteem Pope John Paul has for journalists , who help make his activities and statements known throughout the world. be seen as appropriate writers for such "a solemn moment. "

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service

St. Anne of the Sunset Catholic Church

MOST HOLY REDEEMER PARISH

850Judah St. (btwn Funston S 14th Ave.) 415-665-1600

2002 Easter Schedule

Easter 2002

Holy Thursday, March 28 8:45 a.m. Mass 7:45 p.m. Mass of the Lord's Supper Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until midnight Good Friday. March 29 12 noon : reflections, 1:30 p.m. liturgy of Good Friday Confession follows 8:30 p.m. Liturgy of Good Friday (Arabic) Holy Saturday, March 30 8:45 a.m. Morning Prayer- Sung Easter Vigil 7:30 p.m. Eng lish Mass 10 p.m. Arabic Mass Easter Sunday Masses , March 31 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 a.m. in English 12 noon in Cantonese 1:30 p.m. in Arabic

Holy Thursday, March 28 Morning Prayer Soup and Bread (Ellard Hall) Mass of the Lord 's Supper Adoration until Midni ght

8:00 a.m.

6:00 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

8:00 a.m.

1 2-3:00 p.m.

7:30 p.m.

Good Friday. March 29 Morning Prayer Stations of the Cross-followed by silent prayer and reflection Celebration of the Lord 's Passion Holy Saturday, March 30 Morning Prayer Sacrament of Reconciliation Easter Vigil

8:00 a.m.

3-4:30 p.m.

8:00 p.m.

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Easter Sunday. March 31 8:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

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2002 Holy Week Shedule Holy Thursda y : Marchthe28th

Mass of Last Supper ^"^ P- m - : Good Friday: March 29th Noon-l:15 p.m.: Stations ofthe Cross 1:30-3:00 p.m.: Celebration of the Lord 's Passion 7:30 p.m.: Tenebrae Holy Saturday: March 30th Confessions: 11:00 a.m. - Noon; 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Easter Vi g il: 7:30 p.m.

Easter Sunday Masses: March 31st 7:30 a.m., 9:00, 10:30 and Noon

W\iy/ CAure/tof St.&a6etf * \ / One Trinity Way P.O. Box 6168 San Rafael, California 94903 (415) 479-1560 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES Hol y Thursday, March 28: No Morning Services Mass of the Last Supper: 7:30 PM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 10:00 PM Good Friday, March 29: No Morning Services 12:00 - 12:30: Stations ofthe Cross 12:30 - 2:00: Presentation by Msgr. Richard Knap p 2:00 - 3:00: Liturgical Services / Holy Communion 3:00 - 5:00: Confessions 8:00 PM: His Incredible Love Living Stations of the Cross, PYC Holy Saturday, March 30: Confessions: 2:30 - 4:30 Mass ofthe Easter Vigil: 8:00 PM Easter Sunday, March 31: Masses: 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 AM No Evening Mass

The Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption 1111 Gough St., San Francisco , California

Sacrament of Reconciliation/Confession 4:00-5:00 PM 7:30 PM-Mass of the Lord's Supper Archbishop William J. Levada, Princi pal Celebranr Night Prayer will be p rayed in St. Francis Hall at 11:45 PM , where adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will end at Midni ght 12:00 PM-Stations ofthe Cross Led by the students of Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, Daly City 12:30 PM-Sacred Music in the Cathedral 1:00 PM-Liturgy of the Passion of Our Lord Archbishop William J. Levada , Princi pal Celebrant Sacrament of Reconciliation/Confession 3:00-5:00 PM 7:00 PM—Stations of the Cross en Espaiiol Sacrament of Reconciliation/Confession 7:00-8:00 PM En Espanol y Ingles Sacramenr of Reconciliation/Confession 3:00-5:00 PM 8:00 PM-The Great Vigil of Easter Vigiling continues in darkness • Easter Bonfire Giving thanks f ir the light • Proclamation of Scripture Blessing of Water • Liturgy of baptism and confirmation Liturgy ofthe Eucharist The Cathedral will remain open throughout the day until close of Vespers at 5:00 PM You are invited to come visit with family and guests

7:30 AM-Easter Mass 9:00 AM-Easter Mass - Gregorian Chant 11:00 AM-Easter Mass - Cathedral Choir Cathedral Choir of Boys and Girls Archbishop William J. Levada, Principal Celebrant 1:00 PM-Easter Mass en Espanol 3:30 PM-Easter Organ Recital 4:15 PM-Easter Vespers and close of the Easter Triduum

The Archbishop of San Francisco, the parishioners and staff of the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption wish you and yours all ofthe blessings ofthe Easter Season

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"On this occasion , with the texts they have written, one could say the journ alists are helping the pope to personally live this Way of the Cross," he said.

The 2002 writers include the two Americans, two Germans, two French, two Italians, a Russian, a Japanese, a Pole, a Spaniard , a Mexican and the Portuguese j ournalist.

On March 18 the Vatican press office released the names of the 14 jour nalists whose words will guide the March 29 prayer service.

The choice of the journalists and the writing process was coordinate d by Bishop Piero Marini, master of papal liturg ical ceremonies.

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Sacrament of Reconciliation Wednesday, Marc h 27

Individual Confessions: 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.

Holy Thursday, March 28

Saturday, March 30

Liturgy of the Lord's Supper, 7:30 p.m.

Great Vigi l of Easter, 8:00 p.m.

No 4:00 p.m. Liturgy

Good Friday, March 29

Easter Sunday, March 31

Stations of the Cross (outdoors), Noon Liturgies at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Stations of the Cross (in the church), 2:00 p.m.

No 6:00 p.m. Liturgy Liturgy ofthe Lord's Passion, 7:30 p.m.

Saint Cecilia 's Parish 2002 Holy Week Schedule 17th Ave, and Vicente. San Francisco - (415) 664-8481 Live Church Broadcast www.stcecilia.com Holy Thursday. March 28 7:30 p.m. - Mass ofthe Lord's Supper with Mandatum Good Friday. March 29 12:00 - 1:45 p.m. - Sacrament of Penance (Confession) 12:00 - 1:45 p.m. - Fr. Joseph Landi: "W itnesses to The Cross" 1:45 - 3:00 p.m. - Solemn Liturgy (Including the chanting of the Passion & Holy Communion) Holy Saturday. March 30 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. - Sacrament of Penance (Confession) 7:30 - Easter Vigil Mass (with Choir and Orchestra) Easter Sunday. March 31 6:30,8:00, 9:30 a.m. (Family Mass), 11:00 a.m. (with Choir & Orchestra) & 12:30 p.m.

Guest Commentary

Human rights, animal 'rights' I have a dog. Her name is Harley and she is a 90-pound German Shepherd who thinks she is a lap dog. Our relationsh ip, shall we say, has its tips and downs. I get angry with her when she jumps full tilt on the sofa while drenching wet. (She is, theoreticall y, an outside dog, but I have not been able to convince her of that , especiall y in thunderstorms and on the Fourth of Jul y when the fireworks go off two blocks away.) Basicall y, however, we have a fine relationshi p when she does what 1 tell her to do. She is, in fact, very loving, eager to please and , well , dog-like.

And so I read with great interest and a certain amount of confusion about the great conflict between human ri ghts and dog rights that is swirling about the great City of San Francisco. Normall y, I am very skeptical of any talk about animal rights. Some of these people, not all of them mind you , but some of them impress me as being a bit fanatical, misanthropic and , well , lonely. All of the pent-up human emotions which they can ' t or won 't share with other human beings get projected to dogs, cats, bird s, frogs, certain more acceptable types of toads, even snakes! For some of them, these animal rights trump human rights.

I suppose that the prevailing thought (unexpressed publicl y) might be that human persons are far more messy, undisciplined, smell worse and, generally, have more disgusting habits than animals. For whatever combination of reasons, dogs have taken a preeminent place on the priority list of many San Franciscans.

They have a fight on their hands. Would you believe

that there are people in the City who actuall y think that these dogs should be on leashes, tethers and chains when walking with their significant guardian when outside! Also those people who have childre n in San Francisco, not a powerfu l or significant lobby group , want to reserve spaces in the public parks for human children to play and grow in the fresh air without dogs and their residue impeding them.

It is important to put this controversy in context. It has been opined that there are, in fact, more dogs in San Francisco than there are children. Until recently, the numbers of abortions exceeded the numbers of live births. One could conclude from this that "animal rights" might be overtaking human rights in importance. In addition , in a city of almost imperial opulence, homelessness and poverty glaringly manifest themselves in the faces of live persons on our streets.

This is the same City, which has an SPCA on the cutting edge. They have instituted a "no kill" policy that reaffirms their belief that no dog (or other animal) shall go unwanted.

They are also the first in the country to establish clean, warm and comfortable "suites" for homeless and hungry dogs (and cats) that are air-conditioned and hav e TVs and radios so that the inherent dignity of these animals will not be breached in any way. We are the City that knows how to treat its animals better than its people. Here, many advocate the elimination of "unwanted children" through abortion. Here, in the City that knows how, we try to detour our tourists around the painful sights of poverty and homelessness that inhabit our streets.

When human rights are trivialized, denied and abro-

gated on a sufficientl y massive scale, then nonhuman "ri ghts " seem to be given greater importance. "Animal ri ghts " now demand the allegiance of sometimes radical groups of peop le

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While caring for the environment and humane treatment of animals has long been a part of our tradition (e.g. St. Francis of Assisi), persons have always been the center of our understanding of God's plan for us. Because of the great dignity given to us by our Creator — made in His image and likeness and exalted by the Incarnation — the human person claims "rights " that cannot be given to animals and plants.

In the meantime, I will continue to see Harley as a wonderful gift of God's creation for me and my family.

And I will continue to love her as a dog.

George Wesolek is director of the Archdiocese of San Francisco 's Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns.

Slain Colombia bishop's courage praised by pope

By John Thavis

Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul II condemned the slaying of a Colombian archbishop, saying the prelate had paid with his life for his pastoral and peacemaking efforts.

The pope jo ined millions of Colombians who mourned the death of Archbishop Isaias Duarte Cancino of Cali, who was gunned down March 16 after celebrating a wedding ' ceremony for 52 couples in a poor neighborhood of the city.

Speaking at a noon blessing at the Vatican March 17, the pope said the archbishop had been "barbarously murdered" and expressed his closeness to all Colombians in their loss.

"A pastor who was generous and brave in announcing the good news, he paid the hi ghest price for his energetic defense of human life, his firm opposition to every type of violence and his dedication to the social promotion," the pope said.

The pope urged Colombians to "proceed along the way of dialogue, rejecting every type of violence, blackmail and kidnapping. " In a telegram to Colombian bishops, the pope said s o Archbishop Duarte had served "God, the church and his g brothers" in a career of generous pastoral leadership. He said the archbishop 's killing was the latest sad chapter in a s civil conflict that has plagued Colombia for decades.

The pope asked the people and authorities of Colombia 5 to decisively take up the way of peace and dialogue.

Colombian presidential candidate Alvaro Uribe views the body of Archbishop Duarte, 63, recently spoke out against unnamed * Archbishop Isaias Duarte Cancino at a wake in Cali, Colombia , March 17. politicians he said were financing the March 10 elections with drug money. Although he did not name any candidates, he went public after several priests showed him evidence that drug car- defender of the poor who was not afraid to speak bluntly to ident of the Colombian bishops ' conference, said in a statement that it was clear that "the clarity, sincerity and courage all factions in the country 's civil strife. tels were buying votes in their neighborh oods.

Archbishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo of Medellin, pres- of Archbishop Duarte made many people uncomfortable."

Church officials and government investigators said drug traffickers were the leading suspects in the archbishop 's murder. Colombian President Andres Pastrana offered the equivalent of a $434,000 reward for information leading to the capture of the murderers.

Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Wenski of Miami was to rep369 Grand Avenuerf resent the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at South San Francisco, £A Archbishop Duarte's March 19 funeral at St. Peter Cathedral in Cali. By noon March 18, more than a million people had walked past the archbishop 's coffin in the cathedral.

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Jr CATHOLIC SAN FRANCISCO Guest Editorial Cloning and human dignity The Alice in Wonderland quality of our moral debate on cloning can produce a dizzying sense of confusion. In one corner, cloning proponents offer fantastic visions of medical miracles, and, in the other, opponents predict the advent of a "slave race" of sub-human beings.

Weary of the overwhelming pace of scientific progress, the Catholic laity may be tempted to consign these matters to the "experts." Yet if we opt out of this debate, critical moral decisions will be made for us by both a scientific establishment that often resists any value judgments, and by political elites who have come to embrace a utilitarian understanding of individual human rights that is the direct legacy of Roe vs. Wade.

Moral, intellectual , and political engagement thus remain a critical requirement, but how, precisely, should active Catholics, and the Church herself , proceed? This question was raised repeatedly at the "Archbishop Quinn Colloquium: A Catholic Understanding of Genetic Engineering and Human Cloning " held earlier this month at the University of San Francisco.

At the colloquium , Dr. William Hurlbut , MD, consulting professor of Human Biology at Stanford University and a member of President Bush 's Council on Bioethics, had some good and bad news for Catholics.

Hurlbut presented an array of ethical dilemmas posed by innovations in reproductive research and genetic screening, from the on-going commercialization of human reproduction to the re-emergence of a modern eugenics movement. He acknowledged that these troubling developments confirmed the church' s foresight in anticipating the desensitizing impact of the abortion license on the conscience of our nation. But he also warned that the Church could only retain credibility if she emerged as an informed and nimble player in a national debate that will cover a spectrum of new technologies, some of which may be morally acceptable.

Dr. Hurlbttt's words of encouragement and of warning are a reminder that the moral issues related to the advent of human cloning are not entirely new for Catholics.

In his 1995 papal encyclical, "The Gospel of Life," Pope John Paul II summed up the Church' s continuous defense of the sanctity of human life. He also noted the on-going importance of moral absolutes, as a protection against our stubborn desire for power over others.

In chilling terms, The Gospel of Life describes the dark legacy of modern laws permitting abortion and euthanasia as a "culture of death" characterized by a "war of the powerful against the weak." At a time when the unimaginable has become possible, this war is often concealed by misinformation, willful ignorance and confusion about the meaning of human freedom.

The moral journey that began with Roe vs. Wade may well end with the creation of a new class of cloned human beings whose continued existence will be subject to the whims of the powerful. For tins new class of persons, the enemy to fear will include earnest researchers, government-mandated genetic screeners, or, perhaps, biologically related individuals, who could opt to replace a dead child, or raise a clone of themselves, or simply have compatible organs and tissue on hand for medical emergencies.

The difficulty for the Church and for engaged Catholics is the balancing act that will be a required element of any future action. We must sustain a vibrant conversation with medical researchers, and encourage the search for new technologies that are morally neutral, such as therapies that use adult stem cells to restore damaged tissue. But we must also actively participate in both a bruising public debate and in legislative efforts to block reproductive technologies that casually violate human dignity and rights.

What concerned Catholics need right now is a moral framework that will help them make informed judgments about new reproductive technologies within a broader vision of what it means to be human. To this end , Msgr. Jeremiah McCarthy, a colloquium speaker and moral theologian, offered a moral vision of "compassionate inter-dependence." Msgr. McCarthy 's promising approach offers an antidote to our individualistic values, and it highlights the impact of new reproductive technologies on the poor and the voiceless.

Yet if this kind of moral framework is to be effective, it must not only elaborate the basic rights, dignity and mutual responsibilities of human persons, it must also be compelling enough to touch the minds and hearts of non-Catholics and even non-believers.

This would be a tough mission under the best of circumstances, but it is especially difficult now. At the colloquium, participants confronted the vast chasm between a scientific community passionately engaged in reproductive and genetic research, and the comparativel y austere position of the Church.

An American culture that demonstrates a utilitarian tendency to "instrumentalize " the human body further complicates the Church's mission. We have learned to think of the body as a machine, rather than an integrated part of the person that expresses his or her deepest values. We hardly blink an eye when a newspaper ad offers a woman 's eggs to the highest bidder, or we learn that the body parts of aborted embryos are available by mail order for researchers.

These developments leave our society ill-prepared for confronting the unique, earthshaking realities of human cloning, which will attack the very moral foundations of what it means to Be human. Rich, educated, and powerful, many Americans still barely comprehend what is at stake. We have our work cut out for us.

Joan Desmond is a member of Catholic San Francisco's Advisory Board.

Churchfull of sp iritual treasures

With reference to Heather Steil's statements ("Preach Prayer not Politics," CSF March 15), it 's interesting to note that the Catholic Church has been criticized if it does get involved in politics (by those who cry separation of church and state) and criticized if it doesn 't get involved (for example, by those who believe the Church should have been more involved in World War II). However, the emphasis here is on Steil's belief that the.

Catholic Church is less nurturing of the spiritual growth of its members than Eastern religions like Buddhism and Islam.

As to whether "the rich spiritual tradition of the Catholic Church gets overshadowed by more secular concerns," I fail to understand how political concerns can overshadow the inexhaustible spiritual resources of the Catholic Church: The Mass (daily Mass for those who desire a closer walk), the "Liturgy of the Hours" (daily prayers of the faithful - 4 meditations a day), Retreats Confession, Spiritual (designed to meet special needs, including "how to meditate"), The Rosary, Novenas, Bible Study Groups, Prayer Groups, Special Lenten services, lecture Series, Catholic Bookstores abounding with faith-building books (including "how to pray" by the experts and biographies of great saints who have lived the gospel), etc. Since the Catholic Church clearly provides inexhaustible resources to nurture spiritual growth, it 's really a matter of "Seek and find "- how far you want to go in your personal walk with God. As a final comment on church and politics, it 's interesting to note that Mother Teresa built her whole ministry on one scripture, "When did we see You hungry and not feed You....?"

M. Pecci San Francisco

from prison is an example. And, clearly false accusations have to be taken into consideration in our response. I don 't think Catholic lay peop le need to be reminded that there are good priests among us and it is somewhat presumptive for Bishop Gregory to state that there are "40,000 wonderful priests" in this country "serving the people well". How does he know? How well do the various diocese select, screen, train, evaluate and supervise priests? How well do the administrators collaborate with the life-experienced and prayerful Catholic laity in these delicate matters ? I know from experience there is great variation across the U.S. I think it is critical to the problem that the remnants of past "secrecy" be overcome with openness and broad involvement of lay people in the discussion. This is not a clerical problem. It is a human problem. And, I think that celibacy has to be on the table for examination because my experience tells me there are too many priests who do not have a healthy attitude in this regard.

On the other hand, Archbishop Levada 's 2002 Prayer Breakfast remarks were insightful and impressive. He has invited a dialogue on the relationship of the religious person to our contemporary American society and posed five questions to guide the discussion. How should the religious person address the immigration issue, the competition between different minorities, the merging or collaboration of cultures, economic and political participation among groups and the common brotherhood of religious peoples? He offers his thoughts as "not an infallible dictum but something to think about ". I think this is refreshing and I believe such a dialogue should be organized for discussion at the parish level in a very focused and result-oriented program, Kudos to Archbishop Levada.

Jack Hitchcock San Mateo

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Perhaps Catholics who have celiac disease and are allergic to gluten in hosts ("Question Comer," CSF Mar. 1) can forego the Communion host entirely and drink the Communion wine instead . We are taught that Christ is present completely not only in the Communion host but the Communion wine as well, so it should be no problem for allergic Catholics to partake of the cup. In this present time the cup should be, if not already, available at every mass.

Bev Castro-Leon San Bruno

Lay collaboration required

I found the February 22 edition of Catholic San Francisco thought provoking. I think the editorial about priestly sexual abuse by priests tries to "contexualize" the problem. It is obvious that American society in general (and the "experts" among us) have evolved in our understanding of sexual deviation and pedophilia in particular. The controversy over the release of sex offenders

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Conscience vs. rig hts

I am surprised that you would publish the letter of Mr. Robert Brown in the March 1 edition of Catholic San Francisco. Mr. Brown 's assertion that an individual's freedom of conscience somehow excuses the state from protecting the life of the unborn is a common fallacy of Catholics in and out of public service.

We know as a matter of fact, and as recognized by law in areas other than abortion, that a fetus is a human being. If this human being is a "person" within the meaning of the U.S. Constitution (and what else is it?), then all public authorities must (not may) enact laws to protect the life of that person.

This is a mandatory obligation of the state to that person, and has absolutel y nothing to do with the freedom of one 's conscience. Using Mr. Brown 's reasoning, slaves would never be declared "persons" under the Constitution because owning a slave would be a matter of conscience for the slave owner.

The Second Vatican Council did not abdicate the authority of the Church over its members. Every individual has a natural inclination and obligation to pursue the truth. As Catholics, we must (not may) read and exercise due diligence to understand the Church' s positions on moral issues. If, not withstanding such a careful review, the individual reasons (not feels) that the Church's position is clearly wrong in his or her particular situation , he or she may not incur moral guilt in committing the prohibited act.

If the individual does not seek an informed opinion, the act is not morally justifiable because the individual breached his or her obli gation to pursue the truth. This decision making at the individual level has nothing to do with the obli gation of the state to protect the rights of every person, born and unborn.

Roe vs. Wade has nothing to do with the Church' s position on freedom of conscience.

The Court simply accepted Hobbes' theory of the autonomous individual, not subject to any moral authority except his or her will.

Nothing could be further from the position of the Catholic Church.

Thomas Werdel San Francisco

On Being Catholic

'Jews not Welcome' and J ewishness of Jesus An essential but painful destination for pilgrims to Jerusalem is a monument to one of the darkest events of the twentieth century : the Holocaust Memorial. In a room chronicling the dramatic rise of anti-Jewish propaganda in Germany during the 1930's, the photograph which captured my attention showed a field of wheat on the edge of a town. A sign read , "Jews are not welcome here!" It stood next to a life-size crucifix.

I wondered to myself, "Did they forget that Jesus was a Jew? How could such hateful bigotry be proclaimed next to the great symbol of love-unto-death?" Perhaps the crucifix had been there so long that it had simply become part of the landscape; it no longer pricked the conscience. Or worse, the sign was put there purposely, to condone persecution of the Jews as "Christ-killers. " The traumatic events of the Second World War have challenged us Christians to examine our consciences on the prejudice of anti-Semitism. This has also meant a re-appraisal of the Jewishness of Jesus, which is reflected in the section "Jesus and Israel" in the Catechism (#574-591). So much art portrays Jesus with northern European features that we forget that He and His disci ples were all Jews; to understand the mission of Jesus we have to see Him in His cultural context.

The tension between Jews and Christians is alread y reflected in the Gospel of John . Around the year 90 the followers of Jesus were expelled from the synagogue (a rejection which we would return time and time again in the centuries to follow), so that when this final Gospel was written "the Jews"

were perceived as a distinct and hostile body. We all seek scapegoats, and as time passed the Jews were blamed for the death of Jesus. And , many diought, if they could do something so horrible, they deserved any mistreatment they received.

To lay the blam e for the death of Jesus on the Jews denies both our responsibilit y and the utter gratuity of God's love revealed in the death of Jesus. As long ago as the Roman Catechism (1566) the pastors of the Church addressed the issue of responsibility : "sinners were the authors and the ministers of all the sufferings that the divine Redeemer endured" - and we who claim to know Christ are more responsible than the Jews for His death. (CCC #598) To condemn others for the death of Jesus not onl y evades our culpability, it also blinds us to the tremendous truth that Jesus went to His death freely. It was His will , and the will of His Father, that He die in this way. Why ? I heard someone attack Christianity on the radio by asking, "what kind of God would let his own son die on a cross?" The response in my mind was, "A God who loves me so much that He would give up what is most precious to Him for my sake." The crucifixion is not an offering made to the Father, but by the Father. (#614) Why would God do this? Wh y would Jesus freel y embrace this horrendous agony ? The short answer, given

by Jesus Himself on the night of His arrest , is: "there is no greater love than this , to lay down one's life for one's friends. " (Jn 15:13) In fact, St. Paul would add , what is even more remark able is that God did this , not for His friends but for His enemies (Rom 5:8).

We had turned from God, which means we had cut ourselves off from life. God sent His sinless Son to die in our place , so that we would be restored to life. This is the core of the Gospel.

When we forge! this, the Father reality of sin overwhelms us and we need Milton T. Walsh to find scapegoats. "We" need to blame "them" for what is wrong. In His life, and above all in His death, Jesus identified Himself with the outcasts, with "them" - so our prejudices continue His crucifixion. When we remember the Good News tliat Christ took on our sufferings , the burden of sin becomes a source of union rather than division. Who is to bktme for the death of Jesus? We all are. And He who was killed by everyone died for everyone. As the Catechism teaches: 'There is not , never has been , and never will be a single human being for whom Christ did not suffer." (#605)

Father Milton T. Walsh is academic dean and an assistant professor of systematic theology at St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.

Family Life

Growing in the faith, one bite at a time "Holy Thursday is my favorite part of Lent ," our elder daughter said the other day, "because we get to have a Seder meal. " Affectionatel y dubbed "our Pooh-bear," this eight-year-old is often humming a little ditty or thinking about her next meal. Though she has a natural affinity for victuals, she proves one of my theories about passing on the faith to children: those holidays that involve special foods are more easil y internalized than those that do not .

Take a look at the Feast of the Immaculate Conception , for example. It is a Solemnity and a Holy Day of Obligation , but how many Cathol ic families understand why and how it should be celebrated? Thanks to the practice of trick-or-treating, on the other hand , a lot more people know about All Saints Day, or at least about All Hallows Eve , which is part of the way there.

Figuring out a way to celebrate Holy Thursday is not difficult because a venerable, family tradition already exists among our elder brothers in the faith - the Jews. Holy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper Jesus shared with His disciples on the night before He died . This supper was a Seder meal , for Jesus was celebrating the Jewish holiday of Passover.

The first Passover is recorded in the Book of Exodus.

When the Hebrews were the slaves of the Egyptians and Pharaoh was resisting God's command to let them go, the Lord instructed His peop le to slay a lamb , daub their doorways with its blood , and eat its roasted flesh with bitter herbs and unleavened bread . The angel of death then struck down the first-bom of Egypt , passing over those in marked homes. Stricken with terrible loss, Pharaoh allowed the Hebrews to leave , but he quickly changed his mind and pursued them with his army. By the miraculous parting of the Red Sea, God saved the Jews fro m destruction , and they have been celebrating the Passover ever since.

When the childre n were very young, we did nothing elaborate on Holy Thursday. I simp l y served some lamb chops and rnatzo, and then read from a children 's Bible the Exodus story followed by that of the Last Supp er. During the last several years , however, we have gathered with friends and neighbors for a menu and ritual more closel y resembling a Seder.

Whether simple or more complex, a Passover meal is doubly symbolic for us Catholics. Jesus is the Lamb of

God, whose death and resurrection free us from the slavery of sin and save us from death.

Every Mass contains the words from the Last Supper in which the Lord gives himself to be our spiri Vivian W. Dudro tual food.

Catholicism is deep, very deep ; it can not be fathomed all at once. But through annual famil y celebrations we can help our children , and ourselves for that matter, grow into the fullness of our faith one bile at a time.

Vivian Dudro is the mother of four children (ages 6 ts 14) and a member of Si. Mary 's Cathedral Parish.

The Catholic Diff erence

Church is living force, not a museum During the day of prayer for peace in Assisi on January 24, thirteen reli gious leaders read a "final declaration." The first "commitment," read by Dr. Konrad Reiser, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, caught my attention with its reference to the "Spirit of religion." How, I wondered, did this notion of a "Spirit of reli gion" square with a Catholic understanding of interreligious dialogue and cooperation ?

The phrase "Sp irit of reli gion" is redolent of the 19th century liberal Protestant "history of religions " school, which imagined a generic something called "religion," of which Christianity is one genus and Catholicism, Orthodoxy, and Protestantism are different species. It's not a portrait of relig ious reality that coheres very well with Jesus's definition of himself as "the" way, "the" truth , and "the" life, or with the Second Vatican Council's teaching that the Catholic Church embodies the one Church of Christ in a distinctive way. Had this notion of a "Sp irit of religion" — which has immense (and usually lethal) implications for Christian mission — worked its way into the Church 's understanding of interreligious activity?

1 posed this question recently to Cardinal Francis Arinze , president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. His answer was intriguing.

Christ created the Church for evangelization, the Nigerian cardinal insisted. The Church has a universal mission to preach the Good News: God so loved the world that he gave his only son for the world' s salvation. Vatican II teaches that the Church is a "universal sacrament " in two ways. It is the universal sacra-

ment of salvation, and the universal sacrament of the unity of humanity. The two go together. As the sacrament of the world's destiny, the Church makes real the unity of the human race.

Because the Church has a universal mission, the Church must "meet the human being where he is, and walk with him from where he is to where he could be." If that human being is open to the Gospel, the Church will evangelize him or her, in the strict sense of procl amation. But suppose, the cardinal continued, someone says, "I am a Muslim (Hindu; follower of a traditional African religion; Buddhist; etc.) and I want to live this sincerely." What does the Church do? "Does the Church abandon him? No, because the Church would then be abandoning its mission to 'meet' the human being, wherever he or she may be." This commitment to meeting and walking with others is the root of the Church 's commitment to interreligious dialogue (which, the cardinal suggested, might better be called "interreligious cooperation " or "interreligious contacts").

Cardinal Arinze was not enthusiastic about the "Spirit of religion" formulation: "One God created all of us, with one human nature and one fina ' p >": Vh ..; "".' ? that 0 ""•-„ cardinal , who was taught by Irish missionaries and baptized when he was nine , quoted the "Baltimore Catechism" answer: "to know, love, and serve God in this world and be happy with him forever in the next." The Church witnesses to this truth with everything it does, and although the Church's action will take differen t forms in different circumstances, literally every thing the Church

does in living the mission Christ gave it falls under the broad rubric of "evangelization. " Whatever is noble and good in other religions comes from the one God. But it others are open, we

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proclaim Jesus Christ to them. "The Church is not a cultural institute creating a world ethnolog ical museum in which religions are preserved in their 'pure' form. If we thought this, we'd send professors, not missionaries, into the world, and they 'd all work for thi Vatican Museum, not die Congregation for the Propagat'ot: w £ Ss{$ yr e j e not a museum."

Cardinal ,< jinze iat ' y ejects the claim, advanced b y thos" 'irflueiKed by *b "Spirit of reli gion" construct, that mis.lonary w oik demeans other cultures. If it weren't for Catholic rissio laries, he stressed, there would be few schools and little health care in his country; women might still be chattels.

The hue missionary lifts up what is good and noble in every culture and gives it a new brilliance in the li ght of the Gospel.

George Weigel is a senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington , D. C.

SCRIPTURE & LITURGY God's victory in Jesus and in us For the first decades of Christianity 's existence , our ancestors in the faith had for their Scripture the Old Testament. They would go to synagogue and hear the Old Testament in the li ght of their faith in Jesus the Lord, who "was handed over to death" and raised up into glory. They heard in these words a key to appreciating Jesus and his ministry, which they now continued , and they discovered that Jesus ' death and resurrection was the final act in human history of a faithful God , who was from the beg inning forming a "peop le of his own. " Some of their favorite passages form the liturgy of the Word for this Passion Sunday and shaped Matthew 's passion narrative.

Scattered throug hout "The Book ofthe Consolation of Israel" (Isaiah , chapters 40-55) are exquisite poems concerning a "servant of the Lord," who though sent by God as a prop het is rejected by the people, made to suffer, broug ht to grief , and ultimatel y vindicated. In fact , this servant 's death is described as an atonement for sins which nave caused division among God' s People and his vindication as a source of gathering a renewed Peop le of God. Hearing our first reading, we savor the fact that the destiny of Jesus was no accident but loving ly desi gned by a God who wishes to create us as his forg iven People.

Our second reading, (Phili pp ians 2:6-11), an ancient Christian hymn, receives Paul's unmistakable touch and becomes a hearing of the Adam story in Genesis contrasted with that of Christ. Adam tried "to grasp equality with .

God" b y his sin. Jesus , though equal with God , "emptied" himself and "took the form of a slave."

"It was thus that he humbled himself , obedientl y accepting death , death on a cross!" God's response to this self-donation is to exalt Jesus and make him Lord.

Once again we hear that what human beings could not achieve for themselves God has achieved for them in Jesus Christ.

Another favorite Old Testament passage so listened to and loved by our ancestors in the faith is Psalm 22, which serves as the responsorial psalm today and which has shaped the passion narrative of Matthew. In this poetic masterp iece we hear expressed the naked trust of

Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 22; Philippians 2:6-11; Matthew 26:14-27:66.

Father David M. Pettingill a faithful Israelite, who though buffeted by sickness, insults , and treachery still believes the God of Israel will save his own.

Following Mark , Matthew places the opening words of this psalm on the lips of Jesus: "My God , my God , wh y have you forsaken me?" and has him repeat them at the moment of his death: "Once again Jesus cried out in a loud voice and then gave up his spirit." If we are to understand Matthew 's interpretation of Jesus ' passion, we must give a hearing to this psalm, which begins in desolation and anguish and ends in triump h.

Savor selections from both parts: "O my God , I cry out by day, and you answer not; by night , and there is no relief for me....

In you our ancestors trusted; they trusted , and you delivered them....

But I am a worm , not a man; the scorn of peop le, desp ised by the peop le.

All who see me mock me with parted li ps, they wag their heads; He relied on the Lord; let him deliver him , let him rescue him , if he loves him....

In this p oetic masterp iece we hear

expressed the naked trust of a faithful Israelite, who thoug h buffeted hy sickness , insults, and

treachery still believes the God of

Israel will save his own.

They have pierced my hands and my feet; I can count all my bones.

They look on and gloat over me; they divide my garments among them , and for my vesture they cast lots....

Now the tone changes as the speaker feels vindication and a compulsion to proclaim God's gracious deeds on his behalf.

"I will proclaim your name to my brothers and sisters; For he has not spurned nor disdained the wretched person in misery....

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord ; All the families of the nations shall bow down before him....

And to him my soul shall live; my descendants shall serve him.

Let the coming generation be told of the Lord triaLthey may proclaim to peop le yet to be born the justice he has shown. " Notice now the details of Matthew 's passion narrative which borrow from this psalm: dividing of the garments (27:35); the shaking of the mockers ' heads (27:39); the words of mockery (27:43); the prayer as death approaches (27:46); the reaction of the centurion and his men to Jesus ' death (27:54). Notice more importantl y what Matthew would have us understand: this Jesus , who loving ly embraced his destiny to the last breath of his life, has trusted in the God of Israel to vindicate him; this Jesus has been vindicated by God; this Jesus is the source of God's creating a renewed people made up of Gentiles as well as Jews.

What we hear from first to last on this Passion Sunday is not an invitation to a good Catholic wallow in guilt, not an opportunity to punish ourselves or others because of our failures , not a "my sins caused Jesus ' death" , but rather a celebration that Jesus died and was raised to produce and gather us as Church: God' s victory in Jesus and in us.

Father David M. Pettingill is assistant to the moderator o f t h e curia and parochial vicar at St. Emydius Parish, San Francisco

Let us sing of the waters of our salvation!

"Water of life , cleanse and refresh us; raise us to life in Christ Jesus. " This text from the piece composed

by Step hen Dean and published by Oregon Catholic Press (OCP) is a simple example of an appropriate acclamation for use in the Easter season. It speaks well of one of the central symbol of these days - the living waters.

Water in its destructive capacities is seen in the action of God through his servant Moses' at the Red Sea. This story is dramatically told as the third , and dare I say it , required text , of the liturgy of the word of the Easter Vi gil. The destructive capacity of water as dep icted in this story is paralleled by its creative and life-g iving qualities , particularl y in the liturgies of the Easter season beginning with the great Easter Vigil.

This is something about which it is worth singing !

With the story of the exodus, the liturgy of the word builds upon this foundational event in the life of the Israelites. In the fantastic music-i' moment following the blessing of the Easter fire known as the Exultet , or the Easter Proclamation , we hear these word s set to haunting chant: "This is our passover feast, when Christ, the true Lamb , is slain , whose blood consecrates the homes of all believers. This is the night when fust you saved our fathers: you freed the people of Israel from then slavery and led them dry-shod through the sea."

To -be led by God through the precarious waters is an amazing truth of our faith - one we celebrate with the Israelites and with our fellow baptized Christians.

Father Jim McKearney, S.S. Thus , the Church has a passion to sing of these events!

Let us echo throughout this holy season the words of the Exultet: "This is the night when Christians everywhere , washed clean of sin and freed from all defilement , are restored to grace and grow together in holiness."

How are we to sing of these events, and to where do we turn for music to assist us with this song? Let us look briefly at the sacramentary ' s suggestion. With the musical example in the ritual we see that the best way to sing of these wonders is to do so anti phonall y. For

example, following the liturgy of the word in the Easter Vigil the blessing of the Easter waters takes place. The sacramentary suggests the following chant be sung throughou t the ritual , "springs of water, bless the Lord. Give him glory and praise for ever. " In light of water 's destructive capabilities while at the same time recognizing the necessity of it , we sing to glorif y God. Other anti phons can be sung or even composed to bring out these sentiments with vary ing degrees of accompaniment. There are many options available to us as we plan the liturgies and many of them can be found in GIA and OCP publications and hymnals. One favorite anti phon we hav e used at the seminary for our Easter celebrations is the piece composed by David Haas: "You Make All Things New ," published by GIA. The anti phon is appropriate for the entire season , and if the community knows it well then it can be used in the many baptismal liturg ies of the season: "God , you make all things new. Wash us , renew us. Breathe your sp irit into us."

With verses that echo the Exultet and the great texts of the Vi gil this antiphon can assist the Church , as the sacramentary suggests, with the lifting of minds and hearts in praise of the living God who has saved us all in Christ Jesus our Lord !

Sup lician Father James McKearney is director of music f o r St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park.

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By Cind y Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) —Almost two years after he officiall y promul gated the new Roman Missal , Pope John Paul II received the first printed and bound copy of the book of Mass prayers and chants.

Officials ofthe Congregation for Divine Worshi p and the Sacraments gave Pope John Paul the copy March 18 and scheduled a press conference March 22 for its official public debut.

Pope John Paul signed tire document officiall y promul gating the new Latin edition of th e missal in April 2000. Technical difficulties with the printing and , especiall y, with the musi c for sung sections of the liturgy bore the major responsibility for the delayed publication , said Archbishop Francesco Pio Tamburrino, congregation secretary.

The new tome is the third Latin typ ical edition of the missal. The last revised volume was published in 1975. The first comp lete , post-Vatican II edition was released in 1969.

According to L'Osservatore Romano , the Vatican newspaper, the main differences between the 1975 edition and the new one regard the addition of special prayers for the 16 saints ' feasts added to the universal calendar in the past 27 years; new prayers for votive Masses in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary; and an appen dix containing eucharistic prayers for special occasions such as Masses with childre n, reconciliation and special needs.

The new Roman Missal also includes a revised General Instruction of the Roman Missal , providing detailed explanations of how the Mass is to be celebrated. The Latin text of the instruction and a stud y edition in English were released in Jul y 2000.

Knowing the specific changes the new missal and instruction were to bring with publication , Ihe U.S. bish ops' conference already has spent more than a year working with the Vatican to approve the necessary adaptations in the United States.

At their general meeting last November, they were told the Vatican hoped to have the U.S. adaptations approved in time to coincide with the release of the missal and the general instruction.

The main adaptations are desi gned to continue U.S. customs such as kneeling throug hout the eucharistic prayer , rather than having the congregation remain standing or kneel onl y for the consecration of the bread and wine.

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Lenten Opportunities March 22: Live Stations of the Cross with slides of the actual Stations in Jerusalem. St. Anne of the Sunset Church , 850 Judah St. at Funston, SF at 7 p.m.. Presented with the Arab-American Catholic Community of the Holy Land.

Fridays: Lenten Evensong, a community celebration of song, word and prayer at St. Agnes Church, 1025 Masonic Ave., SF at 7:35 p.m. parking available in Oak St. lot. Call (415) 487-8560.

Sack at (415) 472-5732. Our Lady of Loretto, Novato. Call Sister Jeanette at (415) 897-2171 .St. Gabriel, SF. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882.

St. Finn Barr, SF in English and Spanish. Call Carmen Soli's at (415) 584-0823; St. Cecilia, SF. Call Peggy Abdo at (415) 564-7882. Epiphany, SF in Spanish. Call Kathryn Keenan at (415) 564-7882.

March 22: An evening of Taize Prayer with Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan at Our Lady of Angels Church, 1721 Hillside Dr. just oil El Camino Real, Burlingame at 7:30 p.m. Sister Suzanne, composer of hymns including I am the Bread of Life and music for the Mass prayed at Candlestick Park with Pope John Paul II In 1987, is a premier presenter of the sung Taize mode. All are welcome. Call (650) 347-7768.

Ministry for parents who have lost a child is available from Our Lady of Angels Parish , Burlingame. Call Ina Potter at (650) 347-6971 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Young Widow/Widower group meels at St. Gregory, San Mateo. Call Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882.

March 23: Lenten Retreat led by Father David Pettingill , 1 - 3:30 p.m., at St. Peter Church, 700 Oddstad Blvd., Pacifica. Suggested donation $10.

Call (650)359-6313.

March 23: Penance Service sponsored by Deanery One wilh Bishop John C. Wester presiding, at St. Anne of the Sunset Church 850 Judah St. at Funston, SF beginning at 9:30 a.m. People from all deaneries are invited.

March 24: Join the Militia Immaculata for prayer, a spiritual talk and potluck meal at 3 p.m. at St. Finn Barr Church, 415 Edna St. at Hearst , SF. Everyone invited. Children welcome. Please bring dish if planning to stay lor potluck. Call Madeleine at (650) 7388616 or Nellie@ignatius.com.

March 28-31: Holy Week retreat with Dominican Jude Siciliano at Santa Sabina Center, 25 Magnolia Ave., San Rafael. Begins with lunch on Holy Thursday and ends after Easter Sunday Mass and breakfast. A contemplative retreat reflecting on the Paschal mysteries of life, death, new life. $300. Call (415) 457-7727.

School of Pastoralleadership For additional information, call Joni Gallagher at (415) 614-5564 or spl@att.net. Pre-registration is necessary for many programs. Visit the SPL Web site at www.splsf.org.

April 27, May 4: Eucharistic and Lector ministry training, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Junipero Serra High School, 451 W. 20th Ave., San Mateo with keynote address by Father David Pettingill , founding director of School of Pastoral Leadership. $40 per person.

Program repeated Oct. 12, 19 at Archbishop Riordan High School , 175 Phelan Ave., SF. June 22: Go Make Disciples: Recovering Our Identity and Mission as Catholics with keynote address by Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput, 8:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral, Gough St. and Geary Blvd., SF. $5 fee includes lunch. The SPL's annual Student Mass and Recognition Ceremony with Archbishop William J. Levada will also lake place. All are welcome.

June 29, 30: Care Ministry Certificate Program, Sacraments of Healing: Eucharistic Ministry to the Homebound with Ruth Barba Hayes , director, Ministry to the Aging, Archdiocese of Portland. $45.

St. Thomas the Apostle Church , 3835 Balboa St., SF. Sat. 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Social Justice/Respect Life 22nd of each month: Respect Life Mass at 8:30 p.m. in the chapel of Carmelite Monastery of Cristo Rey, Parke r Ave. and Fulton, SF. Sp6nsored by the Respect Life program of the Archdiocese. All are invited. Call (415) 614-5572.

Consolation Ministry Groups meet at the following parishes. Please call numbers shown for more information.

Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame. Call Louise Nelson at (650) 343-8457 or Barbara Arena at (650) 344-3579. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Redwood City.

Call (650) 366-3802. St. Andrew, Daly City. Call Eleanor and Nick Fesunofl at (650) 878-9743; Good Shepherd, Pacifica . Call Sister Carol Fleitz at (650) 355-2593; St. Robert , San Bruno. Call (650) 5892800. Immaculate Heart of Mary, Belmont. Call Ann Ponty at (650) 598-0658 or Mary Wagner at (650) 591-3850. St. Isabella, San Rafael. Call Pat

Information about children 's and teen groups is available from Barbara Elordi at (415) 564-7882.

Lectures/Classes/Radio-TV Mon - Fri. at 7 p.m.: Catholic Radio Hour featuring recitation ol the Rosary and motivating talks and music with host Father Tom Daly. Tune your radio to KEST - 1450 AM "Mosaic " , a public affairs program featuring discussions about the Catholic Church today. 1st Sundays 6:00 a.m., KPIX-Channel 5.

"For Heaven's Sake", a public affairs program featuring discussions and guests, 5 a.m. 3rd Sunday of the month, KRON-Channel 4. Both shows are sometimes preempted or run at other times, please check listings. Produced by the Communications Office of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Food & Fun March 23: Annual Celebrate Life Dinner sponsored by United for Life at the United Irish Cultural Center, 45th Ave. at Sloat, San Francisco. UFL's Human Life Award will be presented lo Father Lawrence Goode , pastor, St. Finn Barr Parish, San Francisco. Guest speaker, Jeff White , will talk about "Pro-Life YouthOur Hope for the Future. Jeff is a husband, father of 10, youth minister and leader in Operation Rescue. Tickets $35. No-host cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. Call (415) 567-2293.

April 3: Magic of Spring, the Good Shepherd Guild's Spring Luncheon/Fashion Show at Green Hills Country Club, Ludeman Lane, Millbrae with Social Hour at 11:30 a.m. and luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Benefits Grace Center, a work of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd.

Tickets $40. Call Beverly Desmond at (415) 587-5374.

April 4, 5: Annual Rummage sale sponsored by the Mothers' Club of Church of the Visitacion, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. both days in the Parish Hall, 701 Sunnydale at Rutland St., SF. Proceeds will help toward cost of school, convent and church repairs. Plenty of parking or Muni Bus #9, 9X , 15 and 56. Call (415) 239-5950.

April 9: "April in Paris," the Rosalie House Conference annual Fundraiser Luncheon and Games day benefiting victims of domestic violence at Olympic Club Lakeside. Cocktails at 11:30 a.m.

Lunch at 12: 30 p.m. Tickets $40, Call Marie Mahoney at (415) 333-9348 for reservations.

April 13: Annual Auction/Dinner Dance benefiting Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Belmont at the Hotel Sofitel in Redwood City. Enjoy an evening of dancing and gourmet dining and bid on unique and exciting silent and live auction items. For ticket information, call (650) 593-6157.

up the hill from Cesar Chavez , SF. $7 per person. A San Francisco tradition for decades. Reservations not required. Call (415) 824-1762.

3rd Sat.: Handicapables gather for Mass and lunch at St. Mary Cathedral, Gough and Geary St., SF, at noon.

Volunteer drivers always needed. Call (415) 584-5823.

4th Sat.: Handicapables of Marin meet at noon in the recreation room of the Maria B. Freitas Senior Community adjacent to St. Isabella Church , Terra Linda, for Mass, lunch and entertainment. Call (415) 457-7859.

Returning Catholics

Alums and family of alums of St. Isabella Elementary, San Rafael, are being sought. Call (415)479-3727 , ext. 145/alumni@marincounty.net to leave your name , address and phone.

Graduates and former students of San Francisco 's Notre Dame Elementary, Notre Dame High School or Mission Dolores Elementary should call Sally Casazza at (415) 566-2820.

Alumni, former students, parents, grandparents of St. Finn Barr Elementary School, SF. The school is developing an alumni newsletter. Call (415) 469-9223 and leave your name, address and phone number.

St. Brigid High School, San Francisco, Class of '52, will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in the fall and is seeking ali members. Contact Clare Casissa Cooper at (650) 591-4026 or clarecooper@juno.com.

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March 24: A Night of Sacred Music at St. Kevin Church, 704 Cortland Ave., SF at 7 p.m. Features the music of Ihe Parangal Choir under the direction of Dina Reyes Rosario accompanied by keyboardist Laure Reyes. Proceeds benefit parish programs. Tickets $12.

April 6: Annual Alumnae Mass and Luncheon Notre Dame High School, SF. Begins with Mass at Mission Dolores Basilica at 11 a.m. followed by lunch at Spanish Cultural Center, 2850 Alemany Blvd., SF. Classes of '52 and 77 are honorees but all are invited. Call Joan Flade at (415) 893-9673 by March 6. Class of '52, Notre Dame High School , San Francisco. If you have not been contacted , please call Patty Moran at (415) 861-2378.

April 20: Class of '52, Star of the Sea Academy at Cliff House. Call Priscilla Dubrovich at (650) 5888750 or prisca34@juno.com.

April 20: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Elementary, Redwood City is looking for members of the class 1952 to take part in a reunion. Contact Julia Tollafield at (650) 366-8817 or development@mountcarmel.org .

May 4: 40th reunion of St. Cecilia Elementary School's class of '62. Committee is still looking lor missing classmates. Call Nancy Dito at (415) 661-2937.

May 17: St. Paul High School, Class of '57 , 45th reunion. If you have not been contacted, call Lorraine Phillips Musgrave at (650) 756-7084 or ' Laurie Stanovich Brass at lbross@race.com.

Sept. 20: St. Thomas Apostle Elementary, SF, Class of '63 is looking for members of the class. Call Denise Healy Walker at (714) 447-8651 or DWa9230836@aol.com.

Sept. 28: Class of 72, Notre dame High School, Belmont. Contact ND Alumnae Office at (650) 5951913, ext. 351 or alumnae@ndhsb.org .

Oct. 5: Presentation High School, Class of '52 reunion. Contact Dolores MacDonald Bagshaw at (916) 369-0235 or Lorraine Denegri D'Elia at (650) 992-2076.

Holy Angels Class of 70 please contact Peggy McEneaney Hart at (650) 875-0793 or 877-8925.

Class of '42, St. Cecilia Elementary, will celebrate 60 years in June '02. Class members should contact Norma Buchner at (650) 583-4418.

Class of '62 St. Thomas Ihe Apostle will gather this summer. Contact Peggy Mahoney at (949) 6735624 or pegwhit@dellepro.com.

Class of '62, St. Anne Elementary, SF call Steve Geramoni at (650) 637-1055/spgeramoni@aoi.com

Mater Dolorosa Elementary School, South San Francisco is updating its alumni mailing lists. Call (650) 588-8175.

St. Stephen Elementary School celebrates its 50th anniversary in the fall and alumni are being sought. Update your name, address, phone number and/or volunteer to help by calling Ann Nagel Tittiger at (650) 991-2519.

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April 4, 5, 6, 7: Grease, the rollicking musical remembering the '50s at St. Pius Parish, 1100 Woodside Rd., Redwood City. Curtain at 7:30 p.m. except Sun. at 1 p.m. Tickets at door. Call Margie Lawson at (650) 3666080 for prices and advance sales.

April 5: An Easter Tribute , cello concert by renowned Filipino artist Wilfredo C. Pasamba at St. Patrick Church, 4th Street at Mission, SF at 7 p.m.

Mr. Pasamba's mother, who will accompany him at the concert , is Angelila C. Pasamba , music director at St. Andrew Parish, Daly City. Call (650) 219-5380.

Sundays in March: Concerts at St. Mary Cathedral featuring various artists at 3:30 p.m. followed by sung Vespers at 4 p.m. Gough and Geary Blvd., SF. Call (415) 567-2020 ext. 213.

Sundays in March: Concerts at National Shrine tof St. Francis of Assisi featuring various artists at 4 p.m. following sung vespers at 3 p.m., Columbus and Vallejo, SF. Call (415) 983-0405.

April 7, 14, 21: 2002 Spring Concert Series at St. Philip Church, 725 Diamond St at 24th St., SF at 4 p.m. Also April 12 at 8 p.m. and April 28 at 7 p.m.

Artists include parish music director Vince Peterson, percussionist Matthew Cannon and students from the SF Conservatory of Music. Suggested donation $10. Call (415) 282-0141.

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May 4: 7th Annual Whale of a Sale at St. Sebastian Parish, Sir Francis Drake Blvd. and Bon Air Rd., Greenbrae from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Now taking reservations from vendors at $25 a space. Benefits St. Vincent de Paul Conference. Call Kathie Meier at (4 15) 461-1933.

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St. Peter's Academy class of '65 is planning a reunion for 2002. Call Gloria Krzyzanowski at (650) 340-7469 or Linda Roberts at (650) 549-3200.

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Dominican theater festival Dominican University and Community Players in association with Bay Area Playwrights and Actors, present the Eighth Festival of New Bay Area One-Act Plays and Solo Performances at the San Rafael campus, Friday, April 12 through Sunday, April 28.

Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m.

Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. General admission is $10, seniors and off-campus students $8, and children, $3. For information call 415-673-3131, mornings, or 415457-4440.

Last fall, Dominican University Players presented the world premier of writer/educator Dr. Annette Lust's one act play in six scenes, "The Cook's Pantry Tales." In 'Tales," the actors wore hand-crafted headgear, distinguishing them as ordinary, everyday pots, pans, condiments, fruits, and vegetables, who demonstrated their relationships towards one another, displaying human emotions of love, jealousy, anger, compassion, sadness, and joy ,

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Director of Continuing Education for the Three Catholic Schools of the GTU. Part-time (20 hrs/wk), salary BOE, includes benefits.

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St. Paul of the Shipwreck Catholic School is located in the Bay View Hunter 's Point neighborhood with an average student body of 173. Presently we serve a predominantly African American population with the majority of students from low-income families. The school has recently undergone major improvements: an upgraded library, remodeled gym, and new computer lab.

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